Apgar Academy Events

The Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators sponsors the following annual events:

Vanneck-Bailey Scholar Salon | Fall 2025

2024 Scholar Taylor Sewell, MD shares his progress to enhance the LGBTQ+ Curriculum at VP&S toward providing outstanding compassionate, and inclusive care to patients by integrating more training in LGBTQ+ health into the VP&S curriculum.  The proposal builds on the Dr. Sewell’s prior work piloting improved training in LGBTQ+ health in Obstetrics and Gynecology curriculums.

Tenth Annual Vanneck-Bailey Scholar Award

• Call for Proposals Opens: Monday, October 13, 2025
• Proposals Due: Monday, January 12, 2026 11:59pm ET

Academy Membership Class of 2026

• Call for Membership Applications Opens: Monday, October 27, 2025
• Applications Due: Friday, January 30, 2026 11:59 ET

2026 Educational Mentor of the Year

• Call for Nominations Opens: Monday, January 5, 2026
• Applications Due: Friday, March 27, 2026 11:59 ET

Apgar Educational Research Grants

• Call for Proposals Opens: Monday, January 5, 2026
• Proposals Due: Friday, April 10, 2026 11:59 ET

Apgar Academy Annual Dinner - April 2025

Academy members gather to celebrate the past year of growth in medical education. 

The Educational Mentor of the Year is announced.