On August 11, 2021, the Teaching Scholars Program graduated twelve faculty from the year-long program. At the ceremony, the Scholars presented their scholarly work on a variety of topics aimed to enhance the medical education environment at UNC SOM. This year, the program celebrates its 20th year, and is welcoming 19 new scholars for the 2021-22 cohort.
The Teaching Scholars Program, housed within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and directed by Dr. AnnaMarie Connolly since 2001, aims to promote teaching expertise in medical education. Through the program, participants develop skills in teaching and assessment of learners, and become familiar with issues in contemporary medical education. Graduation from the program confers recognition as a scholar in medical education and provides the School of Medicine with a resource of talent in education. Over the past 20 years, the program has graduated over 250 educators.
Congratulations to our 2020-21 cohort of graduates!
Noor Abu-Alnadi (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Jenna Beckham (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Howard Choi (Emergency Medicine)
Leslie Clark (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Christine DeMason (Otolaryngology)
Dana Doctor (Psychiatry)
Galen Foulke (Dermatology)
Casey Gazda (Medicine)
Maglin Halsey-Nichols (Emergency Medicine)
Katie Hanlon (Allied Health Sciences)
Kris Karvelas (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Rita Lahlou (Family Medicine)
Amanda O’Briant (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Kunal Patel (Medicine)
Carolyn Quinsey (Neurosurgery)
Kristen Scherrer (Cell Biology and Physiology)
Yael Shiloh-Malawsky (Neurology)
Ben Smith (Radiology)
Alison Sweeney (Pediatrics)
Dimitri Trembath (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)
Anne West-Honart (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Eddie Yap (Neurosurgery)
Congratulations to the 19 new Teaching Scholars that make up the 20th Cohort:
Michael Baca-Atlas (Family Medicine)
Rachel Blasiak (Dermatology)
Robert Clemons (Pediatrics)
Omar Young (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Jayson Miedema (Dermatology)
Kristen Olinger (Radiology)
Arielle Perez (Surgery)
Lorraine Cramer (Microbiology and Immunology)
Mackenzie Esch (Pediatrics)
Erin Finn (Medicine)
Laura Rachal (Medicine)
Neil Shah (Medicine)
Katherine Tucker (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Jennifer Kemper (Psychiatry)
Winnie Lau (Neurology)
Elisa Lund (Anesthesiology)
AnnaMarie Connolly (Program Director – Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Evan Vitiello (Psychiatry)
Michael Winstead (Pediatrics)
May Yen (Emergency Medicine)
Contact Judson MacDonald, MA at judson_macdonald@med.unc.edu to express future interest in the program.