CMU-FAIMER Regional Institute
| Host Institution: | China Medical University |
| Years of Operation: | 2013 - Present |
| Host Country: | Shengyang, China |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Program Modality: | Hybrid |
| Program Year: | 2025 |
Fellowship Program Description
The CMU-FAIMER Regional Institute (formerly CMB-CMU-FAlMER), the first FAIMER Regional Institute (FRI) in China, began in August, 2013. Based at the China Medical University (CMU) in Shenyang, China, the CMU-FRI Fellowship is organized and administered under the direction of Yang Zhao with the support of a core team from CMU. The program is open to interested health professions educators from China.
The CMU-FRI Fellowship focuses on health professions education, leadership development, and community building. Based on the curriculum of the International FAIMER Institute, USA, the CMU-FRI curriculum is modified to be contextual and relevant to the local needs of health professions educators in China.
To date, 200 Fellows from 74 medical colleges and universities throughout China have completed the CMU-FRI Fellowship. CMU-FRI contributes to the dissemination of advanced educational methods in the health professions, creates a growing body of health professions educators well-versed in best practices of teaching and learning, and increases the number of health professions institutions practicing these methods.
During the two-year FAIMER fellowship, Fellows focus on developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating an educational intervention (their “project”) supported by didactic sessions informed by the core FAIMER fellowship curriculum.
During Year 1 of the Fellowship, Fellows focus on developing their project with guidance from a Project Advisor and their peers, seeking ethical approval (as needed), and implementation of their project.
During Year 2 of the Fellowship, Fellows continue to focus on implementation as well as evaluation and dissemination of their findings through formats such as a Project Report and/or an abstract.
FRI Time Commitment
Phase | Duration | Year 1 | Year 2 | Mode of Delivery |
Phase 1 –INSTRUCTION PHASE A short intensive phase comprised primarily of synchronous sessions supported by asynchronous work | 10 days | July 2025 – August 2025 | July 2026 – August 2026 | Face-to-Face Main Venue: China Medical University, Shenyang |
Phase 2 – IMPLEMENTATION PHASE A nearly year-long distributed instruction phase comprised of both synchronous sessions and asynchronous work | 11 months | |||
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 2, Part A: Course & Project Work | 6 Months | September 2025-February 2026 | September 2026 -February 2027 | Asynchronous and Synchronous Sessions |
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 2, Part B: Independent Project Work & Community Engagement | 5 Months | March 2026-July 2026 | March 2027- July 2027 | Synchronous Sessions and Independent Project Work |
The contents of the course schedule are subject to change.
Eligibility Criteria:
Faculty from all health professions are welcome to apply. To be eligible, applicants must fulfill all the following criteria:
- Applicant must have a graduate or professional degree in the health professions.
- Applicant must demonstrate competence in written and spoken English.
- Applicant must have consistent, reliable access to the Internet in an environment that is quiet, free from distractions, and conducive to focusing on learning during synchronous online sessions (i.e., not while in transit or while driving; not from a mobile phone).
- Applicant must be currently involved in HPE teaching.
- Applicant must have institutional support to participate in the fellowship, as demonstrated by a nomination from the applicant’s institution.
- Applicant must NOT be currently enrolled in an HPE Master or PhD program, MD program, or any other graduate level program.
FRI Contact Information: sslun@cmu.edu.cn
CMU-FAIMER Regional Institute
CMU-FAIMER Regional Institute
| Host Institution: | China Medical University |
| Years of Operation: | 2013 - Present |
| Host Country: | Shengyang, China |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Program Modality: | Hybrid |
| Program Year: | 2025 |
Fellowship Program Description
The CMU-FAIMER Regional Institute (formerly CMB-CMU-FAlMER), the first FAIMER Regional Institute (FRI) in China, began in August, 2013. Based at the China Medical University (CMU) in Shenyang, China, the CMU-FRI Fellowship is organized and administered under the direction of Yang Zhao with the support of a core team from CMU. The program is open to interested health professions educators from China.
The CMU-FRI Fellowship focuses on health professions education, leadership development, and community building. Based on the curriculum of the International FAIMER Institute, USA, the CMU-FRI curriculum is modified to be contextual and relevant to the local needs of health professions educators in China.
To date, 200 Fellows from 74 medical colleges and universities throughout China have completed the CMU-FRI Fellowship. CMU-FRI contributes to the dissemination of advanced educational methods in the health professions, creates a growing body of health professions educators well-versed in best practices of teaching and learning, and increases the number of health professions institutions practicing these methods.
During the two-year FAIMER fellowship, Fellows focus on developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating an educational intervention (their “project”) supported by didactic sessions informed by the core FAIMER fellowship curriculum.
During Year 1 of the Fellowship, Fellows focus on developing their project with guidance from a Project Advisor and their peers, seeking ethical approval (as needed), and implementation of their project.
During Year 2 of the Fellowship, Fellows continue to focus on implementation as well as evaluation and dissemination of their findings through formats such as a Project Report and/or an abstract.
FRI Time Commitment
Phase | Duration | Year 1 | Year 2 | Mode of Delivery |
Phase 1 –INSTRUCTION PHASE A short intensive phase comprised primarily of synchronous sessions supported by asynchronous work | 10 days | July 2025 – August 2025 | July 2026 – August 2026 | Face-to-Face Main Venue: China Medical University, Shenyang |
Phase 2 – IMPLEMENTATION PHASE A nearly year-long distributed instruction phase comprised of both synchronous sessions and asynchronous work | 11 months | |||
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 2, Part A: Course & Project Work | 6 Months | September 2025-February 2026 | September 2026 -February 2027 | Asynchronous and Synchronous Sessions |
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 2, Part B: Independent Project Work & Community Engagement | 5 Months | March 2026-July 2026 | March 2027- July 2027 | Synchronous Sessions and Independent Project Work |
The contents of the course schedule are subject to change.
Eligibility Criteria:
Faculty from all health professions are welcome to apply. To be eligible, applicants must fulfill all the following criteria:
- Applicant must have a graduate or professional degree in the health professions.
- Applicant must demonstrate competence in written and spoken English.
- Applicant must have consistent, reliable access to the Internet in an environment that is quiet, free from distractions, and conducive to focusing on learning during synchronous online sessions (i.e., not while in transit or while driving; not from a mobile phone).
- Applicant must be currently involved in HPE teaching.
- Applicant must have institutional support to participate in the fellowship, as demonstrated by a nomination from the applicant’s institution.
- Applicant must NOT be currently enrolled in an HPE Master or PhD program, MD program, or any other graduate level program.
FRI Contact Information: sslun@cmu.edu.cn