Department Ambassadors act as conduits between the Teaching Academy and home departments. Feel free to reach out the Ambassador in your department for more information.
| Department Ambassador | Department | Member Level |
| Melissa Davidson, MD, MSHPEd | Anesthesiology | Distinguished Educator |
| Michael Godsey, PhD | Biochemistry | Member |
| Joe Kennedy, MD | Emergency Medicine | Expert Teacher |
| Clara Keegan, MD | Family Medicine | Expert Teacher |
| Mark Pasanen, MD | Medicine | Expert Teacher |
| Rebecca Guy, PhD | Microbiology and Molecular Genetics | Member |
| Anna Ricci, PhD | Neurological Sciences | Member |
| Justin DeAngelis, MD | Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences | Member |
| Stephen Merena, DPM | Orthopaedics | Member |
| Bei Zhang, MD, PhD, MLS (ASCP) | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Distinguished Educator |
| Jennifer Todd, MD | Pediatrics | Member |
| Karen Lounsbury, PhD | Pharmacology | Distinguished Educator |
| Jeremiah Dickerson, MD | Psychiatry | Member |
| Christopher Kanner, DO | Radiology | Member |
| Vacant | Surgery | |
Qualifications:
- Teaching Academy member at any level.
Requirements:
- Be a point of contact about the Teaching Academy for members of your department, especially new faculty and prospective members.
- Ensure that Teaching Academy announcements and event slides (PPT) are shared at department faculty meetings or Grand Rounds and/or in departmental newsletters.
- Suggest speakers, topics, programming ideas, and act as point person for initial contact and/or organization.
- Attend annual Department Ambassador meeting.
- 2-year term, with the option to be re-appointed for a second term