Unique design features of the FAIMER Fellowship in Health Sciences Education

The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) promotes medical education and research internationally. In the last ten years regional institutes have been opened in India, Brazil and South Africa. The institutes offer health science educators a two year part-time fellowship in health science education and educational leadership. I have been associated with the program both as a fellow and a faculty. The program has a number of unique design features which has contributed to its success. In this article I share these features which can be considered by programs elsewhere.