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Vanderbilt faculty members elected AAAS fellows
Joey Barnett, PhD, is one of 10 new fellows will be recognized Feb. 13, 2016, at the AAAS annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Members of Vanderbilt University’s faculty have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year.
Please read full article in VUMC Reporter
Joe Gigante, MD, leads educator workshops at the University of Oklahoma and Stony Brook University
Joseph Gigante, MD, a member of the Academy of Excellence in Teaching, was recently invited to present at the University of Oklahoma and Stony Brook University and facilitated educator workshops for these groups:
2015 HPERD (The Gerald S. Gotterer Health Professions Education Research Day)
The 2015 Gerald S. Gotterer Health Professions Education Research Day was held on October 13, 2015. Since 2009, this event has been held each year to highlight education research in the health professions ongoing in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center community. Organized by the Office of Health Sciences Education through the Educator Development Core with the goal to give an opportunity for all members of the education community to display their progress and success in health professions education innovation.
VUSM attends recent Learning Communities Institute Annual meeting in San Diego
The Learning Communities Institute Annual meeting was held September, 2015, in San Diego CA.
The following VUSM attendees had 3 workshops, 1 oral presentation and 1 poster at the meeting:
VUSM Professor Don Moore attends September conferences in Chicago and Glasgow, UK
Alliance for CEhp Quality Symposium in Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 2015:
Don Moore served as the moderator of the panel discussion, QIE across UME, GME and CME Opportunities for Collaboration, Waechter DM, Patow C, Regnier K, Moore DE, Jr
Dr. Moore's contributions to the AMEE Conference 2015:
Poster presentation:
Heather Davidson, PhD, presents topic on Interprofessional Learning at Stanford
On September 23, 2015, Heather Davidson, PhD, presented: Standing Main Stage Talk - Interprofessional Education in Action: The Nashville Experience at Stanford University's Medicine X | Ed 2015 conference.
VUMC Faculty Attend AMEE Conference 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland
The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) annual conference is now established as the key meeting for all involved in medical and healthcare professions education including teachers, educationists, researchers, administrators and students. The conference provides an opportunity to network with others with similar interests, to hear and discuss the views of acknowledged experts, to take part in workshops and courses and to present your own work through a short communication or poster.
Dr. Charlene Dewey among Nashville honorees for 2015 YWCA Academy for Women of Achievement
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Dr. Charlene M. Dewey, co-director, Center for Professional Health, launches CPH prescribing course in Denver
Charlene M. Dewey, M.D., M.Ed., FACP, co-director, Center for Professional Health, visits CPEP in Denver to launch the CPH prescribing course.
Vanderbilt’s Center for Professional Health (CPH) launches new relationship with CPEP. The Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP) implemented CPH’s CME Professional Development Program: “Prescribing Controlled Drugs: Critical Issues and Common Pitfalls”© course in Denver, CO on July 20-23, 2015.