Academy to Welcome New Members
On April 13, 2007, the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators will host the second annual Medical Education Day at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Larrie Greenberg, MD; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Creative Medical Education at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will present the plenary address, How Do I Know I'm Teaching Effectively? from 12-1 pm in P-117.
Poster and Education Workshop sessions will take place on the fourth floor of the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine throughout the afternoon. The day will end with an award ceremony honoring the following sixteen University of Chicago faculty members for their contributions to medical education as newly inducted Masters and Fellows of the Academy.
Masters of the Academy
Masters are recognized for their extraordinary contributions to medical education at Pritzker; for distinguished teaching and mentorship; and for serving as role models who inspire others with the joy of teaching. Candidates for Master are nominated by the Steering Committee of the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators, and their nominations are endorsed by their department chairs. Masters have lifetime tenure in the Academy.
Eugene Chang, MD;
Professor of Medicine
Linda Druelinger, MD;
Associate Professor of Medicine
Philip Hoffman, MD;
Professor of Medicine
Aliya Husain, MD;
Professor of Pathology
Jerome Klafta, MD;
Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Patricia Kurtz, MD;
Associate Professor of Medicine
Joel Schwab, MD;
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Fellows of the Academy
Fellows are selected based on significant contributions to the
education of our medical students, as well as recognized excellence in teaching. They are nominated by their department chair, and their nominations are endorsed by the Steering Committee of the Academy. Fellows are appointed for three-year terms which are renewable.
- Diane Altkorn, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine
- Adam Cifu, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine
- William Harper, MD; Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Karen Kim, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine
- Shalini Reddy, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine
- Mindy Schwartz, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine
- Don Scott, MD; MHS Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Darrel Waggoner, MD; Assistant Professor of Human Genetics and Pediatrics
- James Woodruff, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine
