Academy Committees

STEERING COMMITTEE
The Steering Committee is responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing the operations of the Academy.

Steering Committee's Mission:

  • Establish criteria for membership in the Academy
  • Select awardees for the David A. Harrison Distinguished Educator
    Award & the Robert J. Kadner Award
  • Administer funds for the Academy
Academy Co-Chairs
Tim Bender, PhD Tim Bender, PhD
Professor of Microbiology
tpb3e@virginia.edu
 		 Christine Peterson, MD  Christine Peterson, MD
Associate Professor of Ob/Gyn
Assistant Dean for Medical Education
cmp8x@Virginia.edu



Steering Committee Members:
Tim Bender (Co-Chair), Chris Peterson (Co-Chair), Kristen Atkins, Bob Bloodgood, Amy Bouton, Marcia Childress, Matt Gurka, Barry Hinton, Julia Iezzoni, Don Innes, Sue Pollart, Kodi Ravichandran, Jerry Short, Julie Turner, Bill Wilson


Subcommittees

Social Events
Chairs: Marcia Day Childress, PhD, Amy Bouton, PhD

Mission: To plan and organize Academy activities that promote interaction among educators at the UVa SOM. Organize visits from prominent educators at other medical schools.

Teacher Coaching
Chair: Barry Hinton, PhD, Meg Keeley, MD

Mission: To improve the teaching skills and effectiveness of individual educators within the School of Medicine; to encourage mentoring of and by faculty regarding teaching activities; and to promote 'educator' as a valued career path for our faculty.

Medical Education Research
Chairs: Larry Merkel, MD, PhD, Robert Bloodgood, PhD

Mission:  1. To encourage an increase in educational research activities of the UVA School of Medicine faculty. 2. To provide funding for educational research activities that would have previously been unfunded. 3. To develop a reliable and valid method of reviewing educational research grant applications from the UVA School of Medicine faculty. 4. Ensure that educational research projects are compatible with the undergraduate medical curriculum.  5. Publicize the medical education research activities at the UVa School of Medicine. 6. Provide information on external sources of support for medical education research.

Activities: The principal current activities of this ADE sub-committee are two: 1) Running the annual ADE medical education research poster session and associated social event) and 2) Managing the annual ADE medical education research grants program.  Soon, we will be creating a web page that provides faculty with information about external sources of funding for medical education research.

Members: Larry Merkel (Co-Chair), Robert A. Bloodgood (Co-Chair), Addeane Caelleigh, Gene Corbett , Matt Gurka, John Jackson, Jim Martindale, Karen Maughan, Kim Penberthy, Peggy Plews-Ogan, Jerry Short

Membership
Chairs: Julie Turner, PhD, Gerald Donowitz, MD 

Mission: To identify and establish measurable, acceptable criteria for membership of the Academy to include renewal of membership as well as first time application for regular and distinguished (lifetime) membership. Applications for each category will be reviewed annually. Information on gaining membership to the Academy is available on the Membership Page.

Members: Julie Turner (Co-Chair), Gerald Donowitz, (Co-Chair), Abdullah Al-Osaimi, Ted Burns, Chris Ghaemmaghami, Robert Gibson, Karen Maughan, Marty Mayo, Eileen Ryan, Jason Sheehan

Additional committees will be developed as needed by the Academy.
Appointments to committees are based on Steering Committee
recommendations and individual faculty interest.
If you have interest in serving, please contact the Academy Co-Chairs.