Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars

Advancing Visionary Education

  • Register to attend Speaker Series III

    Strategies for Promotion for Teaching-Focused Faculty: A Panel Discussion

    February 28, 2025 at 12 - 2PM

    Elm Ballrooms A and B

    Lunch provided.

    REGISTER HERE

  • 2025 Symposium Registration NOW OPEN!

    Now accepting poster proposal & innovation seed grant submissions!

    Navigating Your Professional Path: Scholarship Development Strategies for Tenure and Promotion in Professional and Graduate Education

    April 2, 2025 at 8:30AM - 3PM

    SMC Campus Center

    Lunch provided.

  • Submit a Poster Presentation

    Do you have an educational scholarship project to share?

    Submit a poster session proposal to present at the 3rd Annual LEAPS Symposium.

  • Past Innovation Seed Grant Winners

    Explore past recipients of the Innovation Seed Grants and their groundbreaking projects.

  • Past Distinguished Educator awardees

    Review the achievements of UMB's Distinguished Educator awardees.

  • Educational Scholarship

    Do you have an idea for an educationally focused research project?

    Click here to learn more about the scholarship of teaching and learning in health professions.

    Send an email to LEAPS@umaryland.edu if you would like support with your project.

  • What is LEAPS?

    A resource for advancing educational leaders.

    “The initiative on education creates a great opportunity for educators ... along with the opportunity for UMB to become a presence in the professional education scholarly community.”

    — UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS

  • ‘Moving the Needle’ Podcast

    Episode 15: Announcing LEAPS, Leaders in Education: Academy of Presidential Scholars

    LEAPS co-chairs Donna Parker, MD, FACP, and Christina Cestone, PhD, discuss this new initiative designed to support faculty members at UMB.

Mission

The LEAPS Council and its membership work to promote and graduate leaders who will shape social justice, legal justice, and health care education.

GOALS

  • Achieve educational excellence and value ​
  • Advance the careers of faculty and staff educators ​
  • Invigorate our culture to fully embrace the education mission 

LEAPS will achieve these goals by:

  1. Developing an environment that inspires, recognizes, and rewards educational scholarship and innovation in all UMB schools, to stimulate the intellectual discourse needed to reimagine professional and graduate student education for the future.
  2. Developing and making available resources, such as faculty development programs and mentorship, that will help advance the career path of UMB educators.
  3. Creating a local and national reputation in professional and graduate student education and educational leadership.
  4. Supporting sourcing of, application to, and competition for extramural funding and producing scholarly work in education.

Programming and Events

Creating and hosting educationally focused events

Awards and Recognition

Recognizing and celebrating excellence in education

Educational Innovation

Exploring and testing new educational methods and tools

Educator Development

Building a community of educational leaders who will shape UMB’s future

‘Moving the Needle’ Podcast

Donna Parker, MD, FACP, and Christina Cestone, PhD, co-chairs of LEAPS, discuss this new initiative designed to support current faculty members at UMB by recognizing and rewarding educational scholarship and innovation, as well as help advance the career paths for UMB educators.