The International FAIMER Institute (IFI) is the flagship fellowship of FAIMER, a division of Intealth, run from Philadelphia. It builds skills in health professions education (HPE), leadership and education scholarship.
Fellows take part online from their home countries for two years, designing, running and evaluating an education project at their own institution with a project advisor.
Benefits & funding
- No tuition or other participation cost.
- Two years of live online teaching and a matched project advisor.
- FAIMER does not fund fellows’ projects.
- Live Zoom sessions are mandatory, usually 07:00–11:00 US Eastern time; 87 hours in Year 1 and 82 in Year 2.
Eligibility
- A graduate or professional degree in any health profession.
- Currently teaching in health professions education.
- Competence in written and spoken English.
- Reliable internet in a quiet setting (not in transit or from a phone).
- Institutional support, shown by a nomination form from your institution.
- Not currently enrolled in any certificate, diploma, master’s, PhD, MD, DMD or other postgraduate program, nor as a fellow of any FAIMER Institute.
- Past FAIMER Regional Institute fellows only if nominated by their FRI leadership.
- No nationality or residence restriction is stated.
Application process
- 1Apply on the FAIMER portal by 17 December 2026, 11:59 PM US Eastern time.
- 2Submit an up-to-date CV with completion dates of any postgraduate programs, plus an education project proposal.
- 3Arrange your institution’s nomination form; the 2026 checklist also asked for a dean’s letter of support and two professional references.
Program timeline
Applications open
15 Oct 2026
Application deadline
17 Dec 2026
Orientation
1 Jun 2027
First instruction phase
7–18 Jun 2027
Fellowship ends
31 May 2029