Academy of Educators

The support and resources you need to grow and thrive as an educator.

About the Academy

The Geisinger Academy of Educators was created to inspire educators like you by supporting your professional development, innovation and excellence in teaching and scholarship.

Join the Academy of Educators to collaborate with others who share your professional interests and pursuits.

An educator has to love the ripple effects of your work. We have to love that we can see into the future and the difference that our work today will make generations from now.

Julie Byerley, MD, MPH, President and Dean, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine; EVP and Chief Academic Officer, Geisinger; Member, Geisinger Academy of Educators

Mission statement

Our mission is to create and inspire an inclusive community of health professions educators by supporting professional development, innovation and excellence in teaching and scholarship.

We work to:

Enhance our teaching mission and promote career advancement
Facilitate faculty members' engagement, excellence and scholarship in teaching and education
Align and enhance advancement standards related to teaching, education and scholarship
Contribute positively to faculty recruitment, satisfaction and retention
Promote and reward faculty efforts and achievements in the art, science and scholarship of teaching
Communicate, support and recognize contributions in teaching and education