The Office of Diversity Programs cordially invites you to attend the 24th annual Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series, Friday, October 25, 2019. The event will honor the life and legacy of Howard Venable, MD, with guest speaker, Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI. Please see flyer for more information.
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Integrating the Arts Into a Health Professions Curriculum
A collaborative program between Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum and Washington University School of Medicine hosts The Art of Observation workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 4:30-5:15 pm at the Kemper Art Museum (reception to follow). This workshop has been successful in increasing medical students’ ability to observe by using interaction with works of art to develop visual analysis skills.
Welcome Erin Morris, Education Specialist/Instructional Designer
Welcome Erin Morris, MA to the Office of Education as the new Education Specialist/Instructional Designer. Erin comes to us from St. Louis College of Pharmacy, where she served in a similar role for the past five years. In this newly created role, Erin’s primary focus will be on supporting the instructional design and education development needs of […]
Congratulations to the Awardees of the Distinguished Service Faculty Awards (Links to an external site)
Congratulations to the recipients of the Distinguished Service Faculty Awards, presented by Washington University medical students.
Gerome Escota, MD Appointed Chair of the Teaching and Learning Resources Group for the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Congratulations is extended to Dr. Gerome Escota, MD on being selected as the Chair of the Teaching and Learning Resources Work Group for the IDSA. Dr. Escota will develop and curate material to support the IDSA community to be better teachers as well as resources for ID Clinician Educators to enhance their skills in Medical Education. This appointment will be a […]
Applications Open for Learner Assessment for Program Leaders Course (Links to an external site)
The Learner Assessment for Program Leaders is a longitudinal faculty development course sponsored by the Academy of Educators.
Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education’s 2019-2020 Professional Development Series (Links to an external site)
CIPE announces it’s 2019-2020 professional development opportunities themed “Collaborative Communication”
Distinguished Faculty Awards Nominations Open (Links to an external site)
The nomination period is now open to nominate a WUSM faculty member for a Distinguished Faculty Award.
Leading Through Major Change Workshop hosted by The Granger Network (Links to an external site)
Please join us for a 1-day workshop with Kari Granger and her team from Granger Network
Save the Date: Upcoming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Presentations
The Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion is hosting two upcoming Fall events: Flatlining: Race, Work and Health Care in the New Economy with Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield will be held Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 12-1 pm or 5-6 pm. Event is open to all. Click here for more information. The 2019 Academic Medicine […]
Women Leading in Medicine & Science Symposium: Forging Ahead
Please join us for the inaugural WUSM symposium aimed at the professional development of women in academic medicine to provide strategies for career advancement, opportunities for networking and interdepartmental community building. The symposium will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
White Coat Ceremony
The entering class of 2019 received their white coats from School of Medicine faculty and took the class oath in the presence of family and friends at Washington University School of Medicine’s annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 16, 2019. Watch the livestream video, read the class oath and view photos from the event here.
Capstone Course Director Position Announcement
Hello everyone. I am writing to let you know that Dr. Gina LaRossa (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospitalist Medicine, Department of Medicine) has decided to step down as director of the 4th-year Capstone Course. We are enormously grateful for the considerable work Gina has put into the course and for seeing it through […]
The Academy of Educators Inaugural Cohort Announced
Congratulations to the inaugural cohort of the Academy of Educators at Washington University School of Medicine. This represents a group of outstanding faculty, selected through a rigorous process that included review of their applications by internal and external peer reviewers. We are looking forward to these members networking with each other and promoting educational excellence […]
Gateway Curriculum Town Halls with Faculty
The Curriculum teams have been hard at work pulling together the final blueprint for the new curriculum, set to launch in 2020. Dean Aagaard would like to present the proposal to you and hear your thoughts and ideas about how to make the vision a reality. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend one of three […]
Dr. Abbas Hyderi Visit
Dr. Abbas Hyderi, MD, MPH, Founding Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Professor of Clinical Science at Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will be on campus Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24, 2019 to discuss Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA) in medical education. Space is limited. View flyer, then click here to RSVP.
The Academy of Educators is Pleased to Announce a New Faculty Development Program, Foundations in Teaching Skills (FITS) (Links to an external site)
The Foundations in Teaching Skills (FITS) is a certificate program for junior educators and faculty who are newly incorporating teaching excellence into their careers.
Curriculum Renewal Update (Links to an external site)
In this edition we will discuss in more detail the work of the recently initiated curricular design teams.
Office of Education Instructional Design Studio
Construction is nearly complete on the Washington University School of Medicine Instructional Design Studio, located on the lower level of Becker Library. The seven-hundred square foot space includes a sound-proof video-recording studio which supports filming using lightboard and greenscreen technologies. It also houses a recording booth for supported or independent screencast recording, along with a […]
Dr. Jennifer Duncan Named Director of Wellness for Graduate Medical Education
Dr. Duncan will begin her new role as of October 1, 2019. Dr. Duncan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and is the Program Director for the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago School of Medicine and Pediatric residency and completed her fellowship in […]