Announcements
Welcome New Associate Members!
Jennifer Liao, MD, Resident, Medicine
Vall Vinaithirthan, MD, Resident, Medicine
Congratulations to these Teaching Academy Members on their recent
Promotions!
Robert Althoff, MD, PhD;
Psychiatry; Promoted to Professor
Anjuli Bagley, MD; Radiology;
Promoted to Associate Professor
Joanna Conant, MD; Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine; Promoted to Associate Professor
William Copeland, PhD;
Psychiatry; Promoted to Professor
Danielle Ehret, MD, MPH;
Pediatrics; Promoted to Associate Professor
Emily Greenberger, MD;
Medicine; Promoted to Associate Professor
Abigail Hielscher, PhD;
Neurological Sciences; Promoted to Associate Professor
Naomi Hodde, MD; Medicine;
Promoted to Associate Professor
F. Louis Kirk, MD;
Anesthesiology; Promoted to Associate Professor
John Klick, MD;
Anesthesiology; Promoted to Professor
Rachel McEntee, MD; Medicine;
Promoted to Associate Professor
Gordon Powers, MD; Family
Medicine; Promoted to Associate Professor
Chantal Roy-Hewitson, MD;
Neurological Sciences; Promoted to Associate Professor
Devika Singh, MD; Medicine;
Promoted to Associate
Professor
Congratulations!
Deborah L. Cook, MD, Teaching Academy Expert Teacher and Professor received the inaugural awarding of the Allison and Matthew S. Dinehart Green and Gold Professorship in Dermatopathology at the University of Vermont. An endowed professorship is one of the highest honors the University can bestow upon a faculty member and the selection for this professorship is a testament to Dr. Cook’s enduring commitment to the teaching of our trainees, mentoring at all levels, and her dedication to the clinical service of Dermatopathology. She is the founding Director of the Dermatopathology Service at UVMMC, created in 1997, and the Dermatopathology Fellowship Program (ACGME accredited) in 2005.
The department of Medicine recently gave out departmental awards. The Quality Scholarship Award, recognizing individuals or teams who have demonstrated excellence in scholarly quality improvement, patient safety, and/or high-value care: Chris Holmes, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Deputy Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology; and Elly Riser, MD, MPH, Teaching Academy Member and Assistant Professor of Medicine. The Distinguished Educator Award (new for 2024), recognizing exceptional medical student, graduate student, trainee, and peer educators: Dennis Beatty, MD, Teaching Academy Expert Teacher and Associate Professor of Medicine.
Teaching Academy Member and Assistant Professor of Medicine Sherrie Khadanga, MD, has been awarded her first R01 grant, from the National Institute on Aging for “Optimizing Aerobic Fitness and Functional Response to Exercise in Older Adults.” The project aims to combine high-intensity interval training and high-intensity resistance training to improve peak oxygen uptake and physical function in older patients needing cardiac rehabilitation.
Teaching Academy Member and Endocrinologist Jennifer Kelly, DO, professor of medicine, was recently appointed as the new chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Vermont Health Network. Nationally known for her work in bone health and recognized as an exceptional continuous medical education educator, Kelly had served as interim division chief since 2022.
NBME Grant Program Updates and Announcements
Emerging Innovators Grants: This program supports early to mid-career faculty with assessment research. The theme for the 2024 cycle is Promoting Equitable Assessment in Medical Education. Updated Deadline: Applications for the 2024 cycle are currently being accepted through Wednesday, August 21, 2024.
Hubbard Award: To recognize and celebrate individuals who have made outstanding and sustainable contributions to the field of assessment in medical education, NBME is now accepting letters of nomination for the 2025 Hubbard Award. Deadline: Letters of nomination are due by Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.
Please feel free to reach out to NBMEcontributions@nbme.org with any questions or concerns and don’t hesitate to share these opportunities with your networks!
2025 GEA/GSA/OSR Joint Regional Conference Call for Proposals
"The Power of Partnership: Innovation and Inspiration in Critical Conversations" Hosted by Rutgers Health Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Early April)
NEGEA, NEGSA, and NEOSR invite you to submit proposals and abstracts to the first ever joint conference, focused on medical education, student affairs and services! Join your colleagues in the Northeast at this collaborative conference for an event dedicated to inspiring and fostering innovative dialogue, research, and sessions that advance critical conversations.
The inspiration is to collaboratively discuss challenges and opportunities in our areas, explore new ways of thinking and working, and expand your network. Embracing our theme, "The Power of Partnership: Innovation and Inspiration in Critical Conversations," we invite you to contribute to this pioneering event by submitting your proposals and abstracts, sharing your research, innovations, and pivotal discussions with colleagues across the Northeast.
Submission Guidelines
Submission Website
All submissions are due Thursday, October 10, 2024 by 11:59pm local time.