Medical Education Day
The 2008 Medical Education Day Showcases Excellence in Research at Pritzker
2008 Fellows: Drs. Sandra Valaitis, Callum Ross, Kevin Roggin, Javad Hekmatpanah, and Vineet Arora
Drs. Halina Brukner and Holly Humphrey with Keynote Speaker Dr. Frederic Hafferty
MS2s John Williams and Eric Chen
John Paro, MS3, presents his research during the plenary session
Asima Ahmad, MS4
Guests at the 2008 Medical Education Day
The Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine inducted its 2008 Fellows during Medical Education Day activities, held on October 24, 2008. The day's events began with a keynote address by Frederic Hafferty, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Minnesota-Duluth School of Medicine. More than 30 posters featuring cutting-edge medical education research were presented, three of which included work done by Pritzker students. Following the poster presentations, there was a plenary session featuring four exceptional projects, including one from our recent teaching affiliate, NorthShore University HealthSystem. Finally the five new fellows of the Academy were recognized for their outstanding contributions to medical education:
- Vineet Arora, MD, MA, Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Javad Hekmatpanah, MD, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Professor of Neurology and Cancer Research
- Kevin Roggin, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery
- Callum Ross, PhD, Associate Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
- Sandra Valaitis, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
