2006 Medical Education Research Awards Granted

The Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators, the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) and the University of Chicago Hospitals, recently announced the 2006 recipients of the Medical Education Research Awards.

A new program launched this year, the Medical Education Research Awards provides research funding for medical student education research and resident/fellow education research. These awards are part of an ongoing series of initiatives to foster research, innovation and scholarship in medical education and to promote and sustain a strong culture of teaching in the Biological Sciences Division.

The newly formed Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators reviews and oversees all proposals relating to medical student education. The GMEC Executive Committee reviews and oversees all Resident/Fellow Education proposals. Awardees also receive matching funds from their respective departments in the Biological Sciences Division.

Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators Research Awardees:

“Geographic Medicine Scholars Program”

Investigators: Jay E. Purdy, MD, PhD, Janis Tupesis, MD, Jean-Luc Benoit, MD

Department of Medicine

“Medical Education in the 21st Century: Direct Observation as a Standard to Demonstrate Competencies in the Clinical Performance of Medical Students”

Investigators: Linda Druelinger, MD, Justin Gatewood, MD

Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine

“Use of Virtual Microscopy for Integrated Preclinical Medical School Teaching”

Investigators: David McClintock, MD, Aliya Husain, MD Scott Stern, MD

Departments of Pathology and Medicine

GMEC Research Awardees:

“Creation of an InterDepartmental Longitudinal, Experiential Resident-As-Teachers Curriculum”

Investigators: Barrett Fromme, MD & Krista Johnson, MD

Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

“Evaluating Professionalism in the Emergency Department: The Patient-Physician Encounter”

Investigators: Catherine Johnson, MD, Gary Starr, MD, Janis Tupesis, MD, & David

Howes, MD

Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine

“Quality-Based Surgical Training: The Surgical Training and Assessment Tool (STAT)”

Investigators: Paul B. Roach, MD, Mitchell Posner, MD, Jonathan Silverstein, MD

Department of Surgery

“Residents as Teachers: A Longitudinal Plan of Training and Assessment”

Investigators: Anita Blanchard, M.D., Jennifer Ahn, M.D.

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

“Teaching Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement to Internal Medicine Residents”

Investigators: Julie Oyler, MD, Lisa Vinci, MD, Vineet Arora, MD, MA & Julie Johnson, PhD

Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine

Prior to the 2006 awards, Dr. Javad Hekmatpanah, Professor of Neurosurgery, received an award for his work entitled, “Web-based curriculum in neurosurgery for students and residents."

Awardees will be presenting a poster presentation of their medical education research project at next year’s Medical Education Day, which will be held on April 13, 2007.

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For additional information, please visit the following links:

Pritzker School of Medicine

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Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators (