Junior Medical Educators and Faculty Participate in ASH Bootcamp for New Medical Educators
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) today announced the names of the 20 junior medical educators selected to participate in the new ASH Medical Educators Institute (MEI). Led by Marc Kahn, MD, of Tulane University School of Medicine and Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, this program is designed to cultivate future leaders in hematology education by providing a "boot camp" in teaching techniques and critical topics in medical education. Participants will also work with a mentor on a scholarly project to be implemented at their home institutions.
The 2016 ASH MEI consists of three core activities: a fall workshop, a year-long webinar series, and mentorship to assist the participants in completing scholarly projects and develop their careers. These activities will begin with a three-day workshop, from September 28-30, at ASH Headquarters in Washington, DC, during which participants will learn skills for becoming stronger clinical educators, implement a scholarly project in hematology medical education, and identify appropriate next steps in their career development.
“The ASH Medical Educators Institute embodies ASH’s commitment to supporting the education and development of future leaders in hematology education,” said ASH President Charles S. Abrams, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania. “Junior faculty are often placed into clinician educator tracks without receiving adequate training to set them up for success. After participating in this robust program, ASH MEI participants will emerge well on their way to becoming mentors to the next generation of hematologists.”
The 2016 ASH Medical Educators Institute participants are:
| Participants | Institutions |
| Allison Carilli, MD | Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center Orlando, FL |
| Adam Giermasz, MD, PhD | University of California Davis Health System Sacramento, CA |
| Christi Hayes, MD | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, NH |
| Karen Hook, MD | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT |
| Sawa Ito, MD, PhD | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Bethesda, MD |
| Jennie Law, MD | University of Maryland College Park, MD |
| Rebecca Leaf, MD | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA |
| Gloria Lim, MD, MSc, FRCPC | University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Ming Lim, MB BChir | Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC |
| Molly Mandernach, MD, MPH | University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
| Ariela Marshall, MD | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Rochester, MN |
| Catherine McGuinn, MD | NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center New York, NY |
| Sanjay Mohan, MD, MSCI | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
| Elizabeth Roman, MD | New York University School of Medicine New York, NY |
| Melissa Rose, DO | Ohio State University Hospital Columbus, OH |
| Satish Shanbhag, MBBS, MPH | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Richard Tower, MD, MS | Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Milwaukee, WI |
| Katherine Walsh, MD | Ohio State University Hospital Columbus, OH |
| Ida Wong-Sefidan, MD | University of California San Diego, CA |
| Michelle Zeller, MD, HMSc, MHPE | McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada |
The 2016 ASH Medical Educators Institute faculty are:
| Mark Atlas, MD | Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine New Hyde Park, NY |
| Linda Burns, MD | National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match Minneapolis, MN |
| Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd | Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem, NC |
| Scott Gitlin, MD, FACP | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
| Marc Kahn, MD, MBA, Co-Director | Tulane University New Orleans, LA |
| Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd, Co-Director | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA |
| Alice Ma, MD | University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC |
| Erin Reid, MD, MS | University of California, San Diego San Diego, CA |
| Roy Smith, MD | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jay Youngclaus | Association of American Medical Colleges Washington, DC |
| Kenneth Zuckerman, MD | University of South Florida Tampa, FL |
| Marc Zumberg, MD | University of Florida Gainesville, FL |
The American Society of Hematology (www.hematology.org) is the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatment of blood disorders. Its mission is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic, and vascular systems by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. The official journal of ASH is Blood (www.bloodjournal.org), the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field, which is available weekly in print and online.
CONTACT:
Sara Khalaf, American Society of Hematology
[email protected]; 202-552-4925
