The Academy of Educators at Washington University School of Medicine is an institutional collaboration of educators who together will foster a culture of educational excellence and an institutionally valued community of leaders in health science education.

Our Mission

The Academy will:

  • Foster an environment where education is highly valued and conducted at the highest level.
  • Encourage and recognize innovative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment.
  • Provide advocacy for education in the promotions process.
  • Organize mentorship and faculty development programs in medical education.
  • Support exceptional educational research and scholarship in the health sciences.
Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP
Director
abby@wustl.edu
Steve Taff, PhD
Director of Teaching Scholars Program
taffs@wustl.edu
Dominique Cosco, MD
Director of Teacher Development
dcosco@wustl.edu
Leslie Blaylock, MEd
Director of Innovation and Continuous Quality Improvement
llblaylock@wustl.edu
Megan Dietrich, Administrator
megan.dietrich@wustl.edu
2023 Academy Membership Class

Alexander Aleem, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

Neil Anderson, MD, D(ABMM), Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology

Christine Berg, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Professor of Occupational Therapy

Jessie Bricker, OTD, OTR/L, Instructor in Occupational Therapy

Beth Crowner, PT, DPT, NCS, MPPA, Professor of Physical Therapy

Alexis Elward, MD, Professor of Pediatrics

Tyler Fraum, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology

Cylen Javidan, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology

Martin Kerrigan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Mariam Malik, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology

Katherine Massa, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Rachel Moquin, EdD, MA, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Max Rosen, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Tomi Toler, MS, GC, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Quinn Tyminski, OTD, OTR/L, BCMH, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy

Saiama Waqar, MD, MBBS, MSCI, Professor of Medicine

2022 Academy Membership Class

Jacob AuBuchon, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Rakhee Bhayani, MD, Professor of Medicine

James Duncan, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology

Richard Dunham, MD, MS, Professor of Neurology

Carol Faulk, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Laura Hall, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Bernadette Henrichs, PhD, CRNA, CCRN, CHSE, FAANA, Professor of Anesthesiology

Donna Jeffe, PhD, Professor of Medicine

Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Andrew  Lee, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Eileen Lee, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Amjad Musleh, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine

Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Pamela Woodard, MD, HM Wilson Professor of Radiology

2021 Academy Membership Class
2020 Academy Membership Class
2019 Academy Membership Class