Taff honored with 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award

Congratulations to Steve Taff, PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA for being honored with a 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC). GPSC is a unified student government representing all graduate and professional students at WashU. To learn more about the organization, visit the GPSC website here.

Congratulations 2025 Dean’s Impact Award Recipients

Congratulations to all of the 2025 Dean’s Impact Award recipients! A special shout-out to our Academy members: Noor Riaz, MD – Pediatrics Sharlene Teefey, MD – Radiology A full list of the awardees may be found here.

Hanson honored as 2025 CGEA Laureate

Congratulations to Janice Hanson, PhD, EdS, MH for being honored as the 2025 CGEA Laureate at the AAMC joint meeting of the Central Group on Education Affairs (CGEA), the Central Group on Student Affairs, and the Central Organization of Student Representatives. CGEA Laureates are honored for their contributions to Medical Education through development of other […]

Kao named 2025 ASP Eric G. Neilson, MD, Leadership in Specialty Internal Medicine Award recipient

Congratulations to Patricia Kao, MD, MS, MHPE for receiving the 2025 ASP Eric G. Neilson, MD, Leadership in Specialty Internal Medicine Award. Named for the association’s founder, the award recognizes a leader who has shaped the internal medicine specialties landscape. The award acknowledges and promotes the work of outstanding leaders who bring about change for […]

Zazulia elected to ACCME Accreditation Review Committee

Congratulations to Allyson Zazulia, MD for being elected to the Accreditation Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The committee reviews accreditation applications and advises the ACCME Board of Directors. Allyson brings valuable experience to this role through her work as a Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education surveyor and her […]

Spencer named as one of the AMWA 2025-2026 Directors

Congratulations to Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP, FAMWA for being named as one of the Directors of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) for 2025-2026. AMWA is the oldest multispecialty organization dedicated to advancing women in medicine and improving women’s health. To learn more about the organization, visit their website here.

Call for 2025 Award Nominations

The Academy of Educators at WashU Medicine fosters a culture of educational excellence and an institutionally valued community of leaders in health science education.  The Academy is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award, Exemplary Educator Award and Rising Star Award recognizing outstanding contributions by our faculty in health and basic sciences education. The awards […]

Congratulations 2025 Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment cohort!

Congratulations to the twenty-five faculty members for being selected to participate in the Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment course being offered in collaboration with the ACGME! This inaugural group represents nine departments/ programs across WashU Medicine. This course aims to promote and enhance WashU Medicine faculty participants’ skills in learner assessment and in designing and enhancing […]

Congratulations AY24-25 Qualitative Research Methods for Education Scholarship cohort!

Congratulations to the twelve faculty/ fellows for being selected to participate in the Qualitative Methods for Education Scholarship course being offered in collaboration with the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU)! This group represents six departments/ programs across WashU Medicine. This course aims to provide in-depth work in qualitative research methods, including writing research questions, planning […]

Academy of Educators: Ready, Set, Mentor!

The Academy of Educators (AoE): Ready, Set, Mentor 2025 event was an incredible afternoon of connecting, mentoring & networking. The fast-paced forum provided a unique opportunity for participants to learn from accomplished WashU Medicine mentors. One participant noted, “Great opportunity to expand my mentorship network, and I came away with actionable ideas to address goals […]

Congratulations 2024 DSTA Award Winners

Congratulations to all of the Distinguished Service Teaching Award recipients! A special shout-out to our Academy members: Phase 1: Glenn Conroy Module Leader of the Year: Dr. Allyson ZazuliaThread Leader of the Year: Dr. Michelle Miller-ThomasStanley Lang Teacher of the Year: Dr. Tim YauDSTA for Critical Thinking: Dr. Justin SadhuDSTA for Creativity: Dr. Amy Riek […]

Academy of Educators: Teachfest Royale

The Academy of Educators (AoE): Teachfest Royale 2025 event was an inspiring celebration of exceptional teaching abilities, showcasing the effective use of didactic microskills to creatively translate clinical expertise into digestible pieces, and uplifting our incredible community of educators at WashU Medicine.  Over a dozen different departments and programs were represented at Teachfest Royale as either […]

Congratulations & welcome AY24-25 LEAP cohort!

The Academy of Educators is excited to announce our AY24-25 cohort for the Leadership in Education Administration Program (LEAP)! LEAP aims to provide knowledge and applied skills to support leadership development focused on health professions education contexts. To learn more, please visit our website here.

Academy of Educators: Education Day 2024

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each member who played a vital role in the successful execution of the 2024 Education Day. Your efforts in creating a welcoming atmosphere, thoughtful programming, and seamless coordination resulted in an enriching event. We encourage all to explore the Virtual Poster Presentation to view the education research and innovative […]

Academy of Educators: Annual Report 2023-2024

We are delighted to present our Annual Report, offering a look at our remarkable achievements over the past year. From October 2023 to September 2024, we have realized significant goals, delivered effective programming, awarded numerous grants, made a substantial impact on our educator community, and so much more. This report embodies our unwavering dedication to […]

Spencer & Hanson Receive Grant to Enhance Health Equity Training

We’re proud to share that Academy members Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP (PI) & Jan Hanson, PhD (co-investigator) have received a grant from the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the ABIM Foundation, the American College of Physicians (ACP), and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to advance […]

Congratulations & welcome AY24-25 TSP Cohort!

The Academy of Educators is excited to announce our AY24-25 cohort for the Teaching Scholars Program! The Teaching Scholars Program is a certificate program designed to enhance knowledge and skills, and develop future leaders in healthcare education with a focus on core components of educational scholarship and curriculum development. To learn more, please visit our […]

Academy of Educators seeking UME & GME individuals interested in assessment!

Great News! The Academy of Educators is becoming an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Hub for the Developing Faculty Competencies & Assessment course. As such, in collaboration with the ACGME and their existing hubs, we will develop and deliver an annual 2.5-to-3-day course right here at WashU to help our faculty and program leaders […]

Congratulations 2024 Dean’s Impact Award Recipients

Congratulations to all of the 2024 Dean’s Impact Award recipients! A special shout-out to our Academy members: Bernadette Henrichs, PhD, CRNA, CCRN, CHSE, FAANA, FAAN: Anesthesiology Patricia Kao, MD: Medicine Michelle Miller-Thomas, MD: Radiology Rachel Moquin, EdD, MA: Anesthesiology Andrew Lee, MD: Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Monica Shokeen, PhD: Radiology Katie Wolfe, MD: Pediatrics Nichole […]

Education Day 2024: Call for Abstracts

The Education Day subcommittee invites faculty and learners across all WUSM programs to submit an abstract for poster or oral presentation at Education Day on October 15, 2024. We are looking for a wide variety of abstracts representing both education research and innovative approaches to education across the health professions and across learner stages from […]

Academy of Educators: Speed Mentoring/ Networking- Event Recap

On behalf of the Academy of Educators and Mentorship Subcommittee, thank you to our exceptional mentors and all attendees who participated in our first Speed Mentoring/ Networking event. What an inspiring evening of great discussions and connections made. Be on the look-out here for this event to be offered again in 2025!

Implementation & Dissemination in Education Scholarship: Call for Applications

The Academy of Educators in collaboration with the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU) is offering an Implementation & Dissemination in Education Scholarship certificate course. This is a certificate course for educators who have developed a proposal for an education scholarship project/research study. The proposal could have been developed in the previously-offered Introduction to Methods in […]

Congratulations AY23-24 Methods in Education Scholarship Graduates!

On behalf of the Academy of Educators & the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU), we’d like to congratulate our 2023-2024 Methods in Education Scholarship graduates on successfully completing the 8-week course. The scholars have enhanced their knowledge on how to plan an education research/scholarship project and write a full proposal that can be used to […]

Congratulations 2023 DSTA Award Winners

Congratulations to all of the Distinguished Service Teaching Award recipients! A special shout-out to our Academy members: Phase 1: Glenn Conroy Module Leader of the Year: Dr. Steven ChengThread Leader of the Year: Dr. Erika CrouchJane Phillips-Conroy Professor of the Year: Dr. Justin SadhuStanley Lang Teacher of the Year: Dr. Jonathan MullinDSTA for Inclusion: Dr. […]

Program Director Bootcamp: Call for Applications

Program Director Bootcamp- On behalf of the Graduate Medical Education office, we are pleased to announce the call for applications for the Program Director (PD) Bootcamp course. The Program Director Bootcamp is a longitudinal certificate course offered by the Graduate Medical Education office and Academy of Educators open to all new, aspiring, and long-standing residency and fellowship […]

Small Grants: Call for Applications

The Academy of Educators in collaboration with the Medical Education Research Unit (MERU) of the Washington University School of Medicine are pleased to announce the call for proposals for grant funding for education research and scholarship projects. Projects must be focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning, rather than biomedical discovery or application. Proposals […]

Spencer to receive 2024 APDIM Dema C. Daley Founders Award

Congratulations to Academy Director, Dr. Abby Spencer on being selected to receive the 2024 APDIM Dema C. Daley Founders Award. The APDIM Dema C. Daley Founders Award honors a member of the internal medicine community recognized nationally as an educator, innovator, and leader. This award is presented annually by the association in recognition of the […]

Academy of Educators: Education Day 2023

The Academy of Educators was thrilled to host a successful 2023 Education Day on Tuesday, 10.10.23 with Keynote Speaker, Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd. Further, the day included three workshops, eight roundtables, sixteen new Academy members inducted, eight award recipients and twenty-nine posters presented. For a full list of details, click the link below to view […]

Congratulations AY22-23 TSP Graduates!

On behalf of the Academy of Educators, we’d like to congratulate our 2022-2023 Teaching Scholars Program (TSP) cohort on successfully completing the program on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023. We enthusiastically celebrate their dedication to the program over the past 12 months to enhance their knowledge and skills in healthcare education. The group has enhanced their […]

Welcome to our AY23-24 Program Director Bootcamp Cohort!

The Program Director Bootcamp course kicked off with their second cohort on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023. This is a longitudinal certificate course offered by the Graduate Medical Education office in collaboration with the Academy of Educators for APDs and aspiring PDs & APDs looking to enhance their skills & build their community in GME. Welcome […]

Academy Members elected to AOA

Congratulations to the Academy members noted below on their election to the AOA Honor Medical Society! They will be joining the WUSM AOA chapter with more than 400 distinguished physicians. FACULTY: Joan Noelker, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Abby Spencer, Professor of Medicine Pamela Woodard, HM Wilson Professor of Radiology ALUMNI: Ian Hagemann, Associate Professor […]

Congratulations DSTA Award Winners

Congratulations to all of the Distinguished Service Teaching Award recipients! A special shout-out to our Academy members: Phase 1:Glenn Conroy Module Leader of the Year Award: Dr. Justin SadhuThread Leader of the Year Award: Dr. Nigar KirmaniJane Phillips-Conroy Professor of the Year Award: Dr. Steven ChengStanley Lang Teacher of the Year Award: Dr. Timothy YauInclusion […]