The Academy of Educators at Washington University School of Medicine is an institutional collaboration of educators who together will foster a culture of educational excellence and an institutionally valued community of leaders in health science education.

Our Mission

The Academy will:

  • Foster an environment where education is highly valued and conducted at the highest level.
  • Encourage and recognize innovative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment.
  • Provide advocacy for education in the promotions process.
  • Organize mentorship and faculty development programs in medical education.
  • Support exceptional educational research and scholarship in the health sciences.

The Academy’s aim is to build community while growing as educators. We hope you find our resources helpful and choose to join us.

Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP
Director
abby@wustl.edu
Steve Taff, PhD
Director of Teaching Scholars Program
taffs@wustl.edu
Dominique Cosco, MD
Director of Teacher Development
dcosco@wustl.edu
Leslie Blaylock, MEd
Director of Innovation and Continuous Quality Improvement
llblaylock@wustl.edu
Megan Dietrich, Administrator
megan.dietrich@wustl.edu
2022 Academy Membership Class

Amjad Musleh, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine

Andrew  Lee, MD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Bernadette Henrichs, PhD, CRNA, CCRN, CHSE, FAANA, Professor of Anesthesiology

Carol Faulk, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Donna Jeffe, PhD, Professor of Medicine

Eileen Lee, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Jacob AuBuchon, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

James Duncan, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology

Laura Hall, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Pamela Woodard, MD, HM Wilson Professor of Radiology

Rakhee Bhayani, MD, Professor of Medicine

Richard Dunham, MD, MS, Professor of Neurology

2021 Academy Membership Class
2020 Academy Membership Class
2019 Academy Membership Class