ADME
Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators
The University of Chicago has long been known as “the teacher of teachers,” and among our faculty are individuals who have served as sources of inspiration for our medical students to seek careers as educators and academicians. Even in this rich field, there are those who stand out as the best of the best, and six of these individuals have been selected to serve as the inaugural members of the University of Chicago Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators. These six inaugural members were chosen based on their extraordinary contributions to medical education, distinguished teaching and mentorship, and service as role models who inspired others with the joy of teaching.
They are:
- R. Eric Lombard, PhD, Professor of Organismal Biology & Anatomy
- Stephen Meredith, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology
- Mark Siegler, MD, Lindy Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
- Scott Stern, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
- Ting-Wa Wong, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology
- Lawrence D.H. Wood, MD, PhD, Professor (Emeritus), Dean for Medical Education (1996–2003)
Further, in recognition of the extraordinary legacy of Dr. Lawrence D.H. Wood as an educator, the Academy has created the L.D.H. Wood Teaching Scholar Award to honor a senior faculty member for outstanding contributions to medical education at the Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Bruce Gewertz, Dallas B. Phemister Professor and Chairman of Surgery, was selected as the first L.D.H. Wood Teaching Scholar of the Academy.
According Dean Madara, “the University of Chicago, which is a national leader in research and clinical medicine, is again stepping into the forefront with its innovative approach to medical student education and the teaching mission. The creation of the Academy is a major statement about the importance and value that we place on teaching medical students and training the physician leaders of tomorrow.”
The Academy, under the direction of Dr. Halina Brukner, Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Medical School Education, will officially kick-off its activities with the University’s first Medical Education Day to be held on Friday, April 21st, 2006. The event will include a plenary address by Dr. Molly Cooke, Director of UCSF’s Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, followed by Poster and Education Workshop Sessions. The day will end with oral presentation of several outstanding abstracts, as well as an awards ceremony honoring the inaugural members of the Academy.
