Institute Fellows

Designation as a Texas A&M Telehealth Institute Fellow recognizes your scientific and professional accomplishments, leadership, and service in telehealth. Fellows receive opportunities for grant writing support, research, professional development, seed funding, and exclusive networking events. 

Full Fellow Level

Texas A&M Telehealth Institute Fellows are established in telehealth work through their professional roles. For providers, fellows are competent in providing services and also able to guide or train other professionals in the effective provision of telehealth services. For researchers, Fellows should be actively involved in research and publications regarding telehealth in their respective disciplines.

Associate and Affiliate Levels

Texas A&M Telehealth Institute Associates and Affiliates are professionals from various disciplines. Associates and Affiliates may be early career or established in their fields but are new to services or research in telehealth. Associates and Affiliates are looking for networking, funding, and training opportunities related to telehealth, with the intention of providing future telehealth services or pursuing telehealth research. 

Benefits of the Fellows Program:

• Access to the Research Core's resources, which includes
• Repository of Texas A&M Telehealth scholars and projects
• Access to Texas A&M Telehealth Institute - Research Core staff (including their services)
• Invitation to networking events held throughout the year
• Opportunity to apply for our Grant Development Summer Workshop
• Prestigious recognition
• Facilitation of interdisciplinary collaboration
• Seed funding

Expectations of Fellows:

• Participate in at least 1 Telehealth Institute event or collaboration during the year. This can include:
  • Attendance at events
  • Collaborative research projects, proposals, or manuscripts
  • Mentoring Telehealth Institute Student Fellows
  • Collaboration with Telehealth Institute Clinical or Education Cores
• When collaborating on grant proposals, appropriately assign indirect costs upon funding (college and department level IDCs split between Telehealth Institute and your home college/department) OR utilize and fund a portion of Telehealth Institute staff on proposal
• When collaborating on manuscripts, appropriately acknowledge Telehealth Institute affiliation (in addition to your department affiliation) 

Expectations of Telehealth Institute:

•  Facilitate collaboration among Fellows 
• Assistance with telehealth-focused research
• Upon request, Fellows may use the following shared spaces:
  • Training room
  • Conference rooms
  • Collaborative meeting space
  • Hoteling offices