Catch up on awards and appointments, initiatives and opportunities, and other education-related announcements below.
The Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series
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.
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”
Eva’s Excerpt October 2019
September was a month of celebration of the outstanding teaching that is the legacy of this institution, as well as the new opportunities in education going forward. On September 24th, we celebrated the graduation of our first class of 14 Teaching Scholars. This program, led by Steve Taff, PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA trains an interprofessional […]
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