Graduate Programs in Health Professions Education
Graduate Programs in Health Professions Education
HPE Core Faculty
Alexis Battista, PhD
Name: Alexis Battista, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Simulation-Based Learning
Clinical Reasoning
Office Phone:
(301) 295-9540
Department Website:
Education
PhD, George Mason University
Biography
Alexis Battista is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Programs for Health Professions Education in the Department of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She received her Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Educational Psychology and Research Methods in 2015 from the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. In addition, she has 15 years’ experience designing, managing, and implementing simulation-based learning activities in the undergraduate and post-graduate health professions education setting, including extensive experience with simulation-based interprofessional education and patient safety efforts. She teaches courses on simulation-based learning and qualitative and mixed method research design. Her research and program evaluations focus on understanding how simulation-based learning supports learning and the development of clinical reasoning, simulation-based instructional practices, and simulation-based research and evaluation methods.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Chair, Graduate Programs in Health Professions Education Program Admissions Committee
- Member, National Capital Region Simulation Center Consortium (NCRSC)
- Vice-Chair, Internal Relations Committee, Society for Simulation in Healthcare
- Chairman’s Award, Internal Relations Committee, Society for Simulation in Healthcare [2017]
- Outstanding Dissertation Award, George Mason University, College of Education and Human Development [2015]
- Dissertation Fellowship Scholarship, George Mason University [2014]
Bibliography
- Battista A. An activity theory perspective of how scenario-based simulations support learning: A descriptive analysis. Advances in Simulation [In Press]
- Nestel D, Roche J, Battista A. Creating a quality improvement culture in standardized/simulated patient methodology: the role of professional societies. Advances in Simulation. 2(18): 105-09. 2017 [editorial]
- Sanko J, Battista A. Embedded standardized participants as learner engagers: Often overlooked, but vitally important champions of simulation. In C. Foisy Doll & K. Leighton (Eds.), Simulation Champions: Courage, Caring, and Connection. Wolters Kluwer. 2017 [book chapter]
- Battista A. Activity Theory and Analyzing Learning in Simulations. Simulation & Gaming. 46(2): 187-196. 2015. [article]
- Bruce AN, Battista A, Plankey MW, Johnson LB, Blair Marshall M. Perceptions of gender-based discrimination during surgical training and practice. Medical Education Online. 20(0). 2015. [article]
- Malekzadeh S, Malloy KM, Chu EE, Tompkins J, Battista A, Deutsch ES. ORL emergencies boot camp: Using simulation to onboard residents. The Laryngoscope. 121(10): 2114-2121. 2011. [article]
- Auguste TC, Boswick JA, Loyd MK, Battista A. The simulation of an ex utero intrapartum procedure to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 46(2): 395-398. 2011. [article]
Ronald M Cervero, M.A., Ph.D.
Name: Ronald M Cervero, M.A., Ph.D.
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Department Website:
Biography
Ronald M. Cervero is a professor and associate director for remote campus education in the Department of Medicine’s Graduate Programs in Health Professions Education. Prior to his recent move to USU, he held a variety of leadership roles at the University of Georgia (UGA). He served as Head of the Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy and Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement in the College of Education. Most recently, he was the Associate Vice President for Instruction with administrative responsibility for the University’s Science Learning Center, Office of Online Learning, Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Academic Assessment, Extended Campuses, and Air Force and Army ROTC. He provided significant and sustained leadership for distance education since 2001 when he led the Department to offer UGA’s first online graduate degree. Since then, he has been responsible for the growth of online learning programs for the College of Education and served as interim director of the University’s Office of Online Learning.
Dr. Cervero has provided intellectual and organizational leadership for the field of health professions education over the span of his career. He has published extensively in health professions education, with special emphasis on continuing professional development and has recently given invited speeches or keynotes for the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Harvard Medical School, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Marine Corps University, HHS’s Bureau of Health Professions, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the Medical Association of Georgia. He serves on the Advisory Board on Interprofessional Continuing Education for the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and as a Consulting Editor for the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. He was extensively involved in health professions education at the University of Georgia where he founded and served as co-director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education, was the co-PI for Georgia’s Public Health Training Center, and served for seven years as the educational consultant for the Augusta University-UGA Medical Partnership to strengthen the medical school’s teaching, curriculum development, and educational research projects. He recently led the Provost’s initiative on interprofessional education that led to the creation of a campus-wide effort to build and sustain an IPE program linking all health professions units.
Dr. Cervero received the Aderhold Distinguished Professor Award in 2008 for excellence in research, teaching, and outreach from the University of Georgia’s College of Education.
Dr. Cervero has provided intellectual and organizational leadership for the field of health professions education over the span of his career. He has published extensively in health professions education, with special emphasis on continuing professional development and has recently given invited speeches or keynotes for the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Harvard Medical School, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Marine Corps University, HHS’s Bureau of Health Professions, the American Occupational Therapy Association, and the Medical Association of Georgia. He serves on the Advisory Board on Interprofessional Continuing Education for the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and as a Consulting Editor for the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. He was extensively involved in health professions education at the University of Georgia where he founded and served as co-director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education, was the co-PI for Georgia’s Public Health Training Center, and served for seven years as the educational consultant for the Augusta University-UGA Medical Partnership to strengthen the medical school’s teaching, curriculum development, and educational research projects. He recently led the Provost’s initiative on interprofessional education that led to the creation of a campus-wide effort to build and sustain an IPE program linking all health professions units.
Dr. Cervero received the Aderhold Distinguished Professor Award in 2008 for excellence in research, teaching, and outreach from the University of Georgia’s College of Education.
Ting Dong, Ph.D.
Name: Ting Dong, Ph.D.
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Research Associate Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 319-4531
Department Website:
Education
Dr. Dong completed her PhD in educational psychology in 2009 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), with a focus on cognitive science of teaching and learning. She also specializes in quantitative methodologies for education, holding a Master’s degree in applied statistics (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
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Steven J Durning, MD, PhD
Name: Steven J Durning, MD, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Department Website:
Biography
Dr. Durning is a professor of medicine and pathology at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and is the Director of Graduate Programs in Health Professions Education. He received his MD degree from the University of Pittsburgh and he practices general internal medicine. He received his PhD from Maastricht University, which addressed the influence of contextual factors on clinical reasoning. As an educator, mentors graduate students and faculty, teaches in the HPE program and also directs a second year medical school course on clinical reasoning. Dr. Durning holds appointments in the departments of medicine and pathology.
Eulho Jung, Ph.D.
Name: Eulho Jung, Ph.D.
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Title:
Assistant Professor
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Distance Education
Instructional Design
Email:
Department Website:
Education
Indiana University Bloomington, Ph.D.
Indiana University Bloomington, M.S.
University of Minnesota, B.S.
Indiana University Bloomington, M.S.
University of Minnesota, B.S.
Biography
Dr. Eulho Jung has earned a doctorate in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University Bloomington. He is currently serving as an assistant professor at the School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), a military medical school. His research interests revolve around intersecting expertise development and instructional systems design with the goals of realizing personalized learning.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Melinda and Gates Foundation Open Educational Resources (OER) Fellowship Recipient
- Emerging Researcher Award, Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT)
- Nova Southeastern University Award for Outstanding Practice, Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT)
- Jerrold E. Kemp Instructional Systems Technology Fellowship, Department of Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University
- Yun, H., Park, S, Kim, D., Jung, E., & Yoon, M. (2020). The influence of academic level and course delivery mode on the use of motivational regulation strategies and learning engagement. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 36(3). 102-116
- Jung, E., Kim, D., Yoon, M., Park, S. H., & Oakley, B. (2019). The influence of instructional design on learner control, sense of achievement, and perceived effectiveness in a supersize MOOC course. Computers & Education (128). 377-388.
- Lowenthal, P. R., Nyland, R., Jung, E., Dunlap, C. J., & Kepka, J. (2019). Does class size matter? An exploration into faculty perceptions of high-enrollment online courses, American Journal of Distance Education, 33(3), 152-168.
- Jung, E., Reigeluth, C., Kim, M., & Trepper, S. (2019). An investigation into state-level paradigm change in education: Ohio’s transformational dialogue for public education, In Lockee, B, B., Childress, M, D. (Ed.), Learning, Design, and Technology. An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
- Han, S. J., Lim, D. H., & Jung, E. (2019). A collaborative active learning model as a vehicle for online team learning in higher education. In Handbook of Research on Blended Learning Pedagogies and Professional Development in Higher Education (pp. 40-59). IGI Global.
- Jung, E., Bauer, C., & Heaps, A. (2017). Higher education faculty perceptions of open textbook adoption, The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(4), 123-141.
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Abigail W Konopasky, PhD
Name: Abigail W Konopasky, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Title:
Abigail Konopasky, PhD
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
linguistic analysis; diversity, equity, and inclusion; agency
qualitative methods, mixed methods
Office Phone:
(301) 295-2904
Education
PhD, Educational Psychology, George Mason University, 2016
Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, Duke University, 2002
PhD, Linguistics, Princeton University, 2001
BA, Russian and French, Dartmouth College, 1993
Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, Duke University, 2002
PhD, Linguistics, Princeton University, 2001
BA, Russian and French, Dartmouth College, 1993
Biography
Dr. Abigail Konopasky is an assistant professor of medicine in the Center for Health Professions Education at Uniformed Services University. She received her PhD in Educational Psychology from George Mason University, where she developed functional linguistic tools to explore learner agency, and her PhD in Linguistics from Princeton University, where she studied language structure. Dr. Konopasky mentors graduate students, teaches and advises in the HPE program, and advises the medical student special interest group, the Health Education Interest Group for Higher Training (HEIGHT). She also leads the Diversity, Gender, and Cultural Impact theme for the Long-Term Career Outcome Study (LTCOS).
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Megumi Madura
Name: Megumi Madura
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Lauren A Maggio, PhD
Name: Lauren A Maggio, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Medical Education
Information Science
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-1273
Department Website:
Biography
Dr. Lauren Maggio is Professor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and the Center for Health Professions Education (CHPE). She also serves as Associate Director for Scholarly Communication for CHPE. Dr. Maggio completed her PhD in health professions education at Utrecht University in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Maggio’s research explores how to effectively connect physicians, learners and patients with biomedical information through the design of educational interventions and technical solutions, and by facilitating access to knowledge for public and professional use. She also serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Perspectives on Medical Education and on the editorial board of Academic Medicine. Dr. Maggio has published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles.
Research interests: Evidence-based practice; Meta-research and responsible conduct of research; Knowledge syntheses; and Scholarly communication
Research interests: Evidence-based practice; Meta-research and responsible conduct of research; Knowledge syntheses; and Scholarly communication
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John L Melton, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, MA; National Security and Strategic Studies, Captain, Navy
Name: John L Melton, Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, MA; National Security and Strategic Studies, Captain, Navy
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Military Psychology
Research Methods, Qualitative Research, Leadership
Email:
Department Website:
Education
Ph.D. Counseling Psychology
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
MA, National Security and Strategic Studies
Joint Professional Military Education
College of Naval Warfare
Naval War College
Newport, RI
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
MA, National Security and Strategic Studies
Joint Professional Military Education
College of Naval Warfare
Naval War College
Newport, RI
Biography
A native of Indiana, CAPT Melton earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Purdue University, his Bachelor of Science from Grand Valley State University, and his Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Loyola University Chicago. CAPT Melton completed his Ph.D. in Psychology in 2002 with an emphasis in research methods from Loyola University Chicago. He completed his APA internship in clinical psychology at Pine Rest Diagnostic Center where he specialized in the assessment and diagnosis of mental health issues. CAPT Melton attended the Naval War College and completed the JPME II and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. He was a member of the NWC Mahan Scholars group studying strategic deterrence especially as it applies to nuclear weapons and anti-proliferation agreements.
CAPT Melton received his commission as a lieutenant in the Research Psychology subspecialty of the Medical Service Corps in 2002. He attended Officer Indoctrination School in Newport, R.I. His first assignment was at Naval Experimental Diving Unit, where he served as division officer of the Instrumentation and Assessment division. His work primarily focused on assessment and prediction of psychological functioning of warfighters in extreme environments. In 2003, CAPT Melton completed the Diving Medical Officer course followed by the Navy Saturation Diving Officer course, becoming one of only four psychologists ever certified as a Navy diver and currently the only Medical Service Corp officer to hold the Saturation Diving Officer qualification. In 2006, he reported to the Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, where he served as a Research Psychologist and Deputy N5.. In 2011, CAPT Melton reported to the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory as Department Head of the Warfighter Performance Department and then Deputy Technical Director for the command. In 2013, CAPT Melton completed his assignment as Deputy OIC of Mobile Care Team 7 after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. His most recent assignment prior to coming to BUMED was the Deputy Military Director for Code 34 (Warfighter Performance) at the Office of Naval Research.
CAPT Melton is a licensed clinical psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association. Melton’s personal awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards).
CAPT Melton received his commission as a lieutenant in the Research Psychology subspecialty of the Medical Service Corps in 2002. He attended Officer Indoctrination School in Newport, R.I. His first assignment was at Naval Experimental Diving Unit, where he served as division officer of the Instrumentation and Assessment division. His work primarily focused on assessment and prediction of psychological functioning of warfighters in extreme environments. In 2003, CAPT Melton completed the Diving Medical Officer course followed by the Navy Saturation Diving Officer course, becoming one of only four psychologists ever certified as a Navy diver and currently the only Medical Service Corp officer to hold the Saturation Diving Officer qualification. In 2006, he reported to the Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, where he served as a Research Psychologist and Deputy N5.. In 2011, CAPT Melton reported to the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory as Department Head of the Warfighter Performance Department and then Deputy Technical Director for the command. In 2013, CAPT Melton completed his assignment as Deputy OIC of Mobile Care Team 7 after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. His most recent assignment prior to coming to BUMED was the Deputy Military Director for Code 34 (Warfighter Performance) at the Office of Naval Research.
CAPT Melton is a licensed clinical psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association. Melton’s personal awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards).
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Director, Department of Navy Human Research Protection Program, Navy Surgeon General/Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
- Deputy Military Department and Program Officer, Office of Naval Research
- Deputy Tech Director, Navy Submarine Medical Research Laboratory
- Assistant Officer in Charge, NAVCENT Mobile Care Team 7, Afghanistan
- Projects Officer, Naval Education and Training Command
- Project Manager, Navy Experimental Diving Unit
Jerusalem Merkebu, PhD
Name: Jerusalem Merkebu, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Clinical Reasoning, Emotional Regulation, Metacognitive Reflection, Well-being, Vigilant Decision-Making
Biography
Dr. Jerusalem Merkebu is an Assistant professor at Uniformed Services University's (USU) Center for Health Professions Education. She received her PhD from George Mason University in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Human and Organizational Learning/Development. Her research more broadly focuses on exploring and measuring how metacognitive reflection and emotions impact vigilant decision-making processes, diagnostic reasoning, and well-being. Dr. Merkebu advises graduate students and teaches courses such as Fundamentals of Systems Theory and Advanced Learning Theories in the HPE program.
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Holly S Meyer, MS, PhD
Name: Holly S Meyer, MS, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Title:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Education
Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching, University of Texas - San Antonio (UTSA)
M.S., Secondary Mathematics Education, American University
B.S., Mathematics, Boston University
M.S., Secondary Mathematics Education, American University
B.S., Mathematics, Boston University
Biography
Dr. Holly Meyer is an Assistant Professor of Health Professions Education in the Department of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). She has a PhD in Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching from the University of Texas, San Antonio with an emphasis on Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Meyer has a strong background in leadership development, K-12 education and program evaluation. Dr. Meyer’s research interests include leadership, curriculum development, instructional methods, assessment design, program evaluation and educational theory.
Anita Samuel
Name: Anita Samuel
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Title:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-9539
Department Website:
Education
Ph.D., Urban Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.S., Administrative Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.S., Administrative Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Michael Soh, PhD
Name: Michael Soh, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Curriculum design and development; Diversity, equity, and inclusion; Interprofessional communication, education, and teamwork; Student affairs; Wellbeing and burnout; Humanism in healthcare
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-0197
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
B.S., University of California, Los Angeles
Biography
Dr. Michael Soh is an assistant professor of health professions education at the Uniformed Services University (USU). He received his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles where his doctoral work largely focused on humanism in healthcare. Prior to USU, Dr. Soh served in multiple academic roles in primary care, surgery, geriatric medicine, and higher education. He mentors graduate and medical students, teaches in the HPE program, and supports the Long-Term Career Outcome Study (LTCOS) at USU. He is actively involved with Division I (Education in the Professions) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and reviews for various journals and conferences in HPE.
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Yating Teng, PhD
Name: Yating Teng, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Biography
Dr. Yating Teng is an assistant professor of the Center for Health Professions Education. She received her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Teng has worked in industry, higher education, and the government sectors and brings her unique blend of experiences to her work as a researcher, evaluator, and learning experience designer. Her work has focused on applying learning analytics to evaluate educational programs and to influence organizational
decision-making.
decision-making.
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Dario Torre, MD,MPH,PHD
Name: Dario Torre, MD,MPH,PHD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Title:
Associate Director of Evaluation and Long Term Outcomes, Health Profession Education Programs
Faculty Rank:
Associate Professor
Location:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Medical education: clinical reasoning,eLearning, theory applied to HPE
Email:
Education
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ph.D (2009), Cognition and adult learning
Johns Hopkins University MPH (2002), Epidemiology
University of Rome, La Sapienza, MD (1990)
Johns Hopkins University MPH (2002), Epidemiology
University of Rome, La Sapienza, MD (1990)
Sebastian (Bas) H.J. Uijtdehaage, PhD
Name: Sebastian (Bas) H.J. Uijtdehaage, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Title:
Associate Director, Graduate Programs in Health Professions Education
Faculty Rank:
Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3946
Department Website:
Education
Master's Experimental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1987
PhD Psychophysiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1991
PhD Psychophysiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1991
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Lara Varpio, PhD
Name: Lara Varpio, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Professor
Location:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Education
Dr. Varpio completed her PhD in English in 2007 (University of Waterloo, Canada) in collaboration with the Wilson Centre for Research in Education at the University of Toronto. This award-winning research investigated Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and their impact on medical trainee socialization (2008 Outstanding Dissertation NCTE; 2007 University of Waterloo Alumni Gold Medal). Dr. Varpio spent the first 6 years of her career at the University of Ottawa before moving to the Washington DC area to work with USU.
Biography
Among the many awards she has won over her career, Dr. Varpio was recently selected as an inaugural Fellow for the Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education (2019). In 2020, she was awarded the Mentor Award from the Early Career Medical Educator's organization within the Canadian Assoication of Medical Educators in recognition of the support she offers to junior faculty in the field. In 2018, she had one of the top downloaded articles in both Medical Education and Perspectives on Medical Education. She has also been honored with the 2016 Diana Forsythe Award in recognition for the year’s best paper at the intersection of Social Sciences and Medical Informatics, and with inclusion in the 2016 Yearbook of Medical Informatics as one of the best papers addressing clinical information systems. Dr. Varpio is an Associate Editor for Perspectives on Medical Education and for Advances in Health Sciences Education. She has been an invited editor for several special journal projects including: the special edition about Lessons Learned from Health Professions Education Failures and Surprises for Perspectives on Medical Education, the Philosophy of Science Series for Academic Medicine, and the Qualitative Rip Out series for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education. She has served on the Association of American Medical Colleges’ national Medical Education Meeting planning committee since 2013 and sits on the Association for Medical Education in Europe’s research committee.
