Presentations to the Academy

The activities of the Academy of Distinguished Educators includes guest speakers who provide talks on a range of topics geared towards faculty in both clinical and research tracks.  Some of the presentations have included the following:

The Pursuit of Happiness, or How to Improve Yourself Without Making New Year's Resolutions (ppt)
Happiness Handout (doc)
by Jonathan Haidt, PhD
April 15, 2008

Redefining the Role of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Medical Education (ppt)
by David L. Coleman, MD, FACP (Boston University School of Medicine)
Feburary 5, 2007  

Clinical Performance Examinations and Measuring Competencies (ppt)
by Emil Petrusa, PhD (Assistant Dean for Curriculum Assessment, Duke School of Medicine)
February 8, 2006

Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: A Look Back, A Look Forward in American Politics (ppt)
by Larry J. Sabato, PhD
April 7, 2005

Motivating and Rewarding Teaching: Keeping the Teachers Teaching (pdf)
by Gary Dunnington, MD
January 25, 2005

Good to Great Surgical Education (pdf)
by Gary Dunnington, MD
January 25, 2005

Additional presentations and media from talks and other events will be added as they occur.