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Tyler Reimschisel, M.D., selected as a Macy Faculty Scholar
Dr. Tyler Reimschisel, director of the Division of Developmental Medicine and the Center for Child Development, has been selected for the 2016 Class of Macy Faculty Scholars.
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation launched the Macy Faculty Scholars Program in 2010 to identify and nurture the careers of educational innovators in medicine and nursing.
Please read the full article in the VUMC Reporter.
Churchwell named to new Chief Diversity Officer role
Andre Churchwell, M.D., the Levi Watkins Jr. M.D. Chair, professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and senior associate dean for Diversity Affairs, has been named to serve in the newly created role of Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).
Neil Osheroff, PhD, to lead Academy of Excellence in Education
Neil Osheroff, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine, has been appointed to serve as the Director of the newly renamed Academy for Excellence in Education and assumed his new duties on July 1. Dr. Osheroff is a founding member of the Academy and assumes the helm at a time when the Academy has grown to include 107 members. He will replace Founding Director Lillian B. Nanney who has served in this capacity since the Academy was established in 2007. Dr. Osheroff brings multiple perspectives to his new role.
Dr. Anderson Spickard provides Keynote Address for MedBiquitous Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD – May 16, 2016
MedBiquitous Annual Conference – May 16-17, Baltimore Maryland: “Using Technology to Catalyze Quality Improvement Across the Continuum”
Plenary Session: IT infrastructure for Medical Education Transformation:
Presentation by Anderson Spickard, III, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P.
Christopher Williams, MD, PhD, selected as Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Education and Training
After an extensive selection process, Dr. Christopher Williams has been selected to serve as Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Education and Training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program. The MSTP has a long history of outstanding and inspirational leadership, and Dr. Williams will no doubt continue this tradition.
VU School of Medicine well represented at SGEA in Austin - April, 2016
Southern Group on Educational Affairs - April 13-16, 2016, Austin, TX:
"Rebooting Medical Education"
Plenary Session: Change Management and Motivation in Curriculum Innovations: