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 […]
Eva’s Excerpt September 2019
I recently returned from the Association for Medical Education in Europe (aka AMEE) Conference in Vienna, Austria. AMEE is an international conference that focuses on innovation, emerging global issues, and evidence-based best practices in medical education. I have the privilege of attending this conference because Washington University School of Medicine is a member of the […]
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 […]
Eva’s Excerpt August 2019
To Be of Use by Marge Piercy The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem to become natives of that element, the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls. I love people who […]