At the Academy membership meeting in March 2010, we discussed the importance of the role of an Academy member in making our efforts successful. Members were selected for the Academy because of their leadership roles and commitment to medical education at the UME and GME levels. One of the mechanisms by which they can make a difference in education at HMS is through their participation in one of the Academy "interest groups." Based on comments from the spring Academy meeting and feedback on Academy membership applications, we have identified common themes that have emerged for the organization of interest groups. Among the outcomes of the interest groups may be one or more of the following:

• Ideas for medical education grand rounds
• Proposals for special faculty development sessions of the Academy
• Proposals for changes in or development of new curricula or assessment procedures.
• Outreach to junior faculty in the hospital-based academies and centers for education.
• Journal clubs focused on their topic.

The Interest Groups and chairs are as follows:

Critical Thinking
Co Chair - Edward Krupat PhD
Co Chair - Richard Schwartzstein MD

Cross Cultural Care:
Co Chair - Alexander Green, MD MPH
Co Chair - Lidia Schapira MD

Education Technology
Co Chair - Michael Parker MD
Co Chair - Debra Weiner MD PhD

Feedback and Evaluation
Co Chair - Jonathan Alpert MD PhD
Co Chair - Eugene Beresin MA MD

Hidden Curriculum
Co Chair - Sigall Bell MD
Co Chair - Elizabeth Gaufberg MD MPH

Mentoring
Co Chair - Carol Bates, MD
Co Chair - Jonathan Borus MD

Peer Observation
Co Chair - Lori Newman EdM
Co Chair - Susan Frankl MD

Resident as Teacher
Co Chair - Tracey Cho MA MD
Co Chair - Hope Ricciotti MD

Simulation
Chair - James Gordon MD MPA

Writing for Scholarship
Co Chair - Jonathan Borus MD
Co Chair - Susan Pories MD FACS