Issue 89, September 2025

In this newsletter, we announce the departure of two people who have given tirelessly to this institution, the work that it does, and the people who serve here. Drs. Cole Schulte and Kelly Mock have both played critical roles in the success of the WashU Medicine education mission. Neither of these amazing colleagues are replaceable, both will be deeply missed, and both have created a legacy, thereby ensuring that we will continue to thrive in their absence. In this excerpt, I will describe our transition plan and next steps. Please join us for a celebration in their honor on Wednesday September 3rd, 4-6PM in the FLTC Hearth. | Full Excerpt

Dr. Cole Schulte, Assistant Dean and Executive Director for Education Administration and Finance, is leaving WashU to pursue an opportunity in private clinical finance and administration. Over the past 15 years, Cole has served our medical education community with vision, integrity, and unwavering dedication. He began his career at WashU Medicine as a project coordinator in Graduate Medical Education and steadily advanced through leadership roles in GME, Admissions, and Business Operations, ultimately serving as Assistant Dean and Executive Director for Education Administration and Finance. Cole’s last day will be September 5th. Brooke Daley will take over finance duties as the Director of Finance, and Amanda Thompson will step into the role of Director of Administration.

Dr. Kelly Mock, Director of Curriculum & Student Academic Success, is leaving WashU for an exciting new, and well-deserved, leadership opportunity. Kelly came to us near the beginning of our collective journey to create the Gateway Curriculum and has been a critical member of our team ever since. Her talent and influence are built into the Gateway Curriculum and the many processes that support it. Kelly’s last day will also be September 5th. Leslie Blaylock will serve as the Interim Director of Curriculum. We wish both Cole and Kelly all the best. Thank you for your years of leadership and dedication.

The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) has granted the Clinical Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) at WashU Medicine a Status of Accreditation for 10 years. This re-accreditation status is a testimony to the outstanding quality of our educational program and the commitment of our faculty, clinicians and staff to supporting our students. Congratulations to all who were involved in this process. | More about the OTD

The Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has granted the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program at WashU Medicine reaccreditation for eight years. WashU, a pioneer in the field of audiology, established one of the first two university training programs in the country in 1947 and first achieved accreditation in 1971. This re-accreditation is a testament to the exceptional quality of academic, clinical, and research training provided to AuD students, and to the dedication of our faculty, staff, and clinicians who train and support students. | More about AuD

Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 11:59PM
The FITS certificate is an Academy of Educators (AoE) program that targets junior educators (1-5 years out of training) and faculty who are newly incorporating teaching excellence into their careers. The program runs October to June each academic year and focuses on providing instruction in foundational teaching skills and establishing a community of educators with each program cohort. | Additional Details & Application

Application Deadline: Sunday, October 5, 2025, 11:59PM
The Loeb Teaching Fellows program provides the time and opportunity to develop and implement innovative ideas that augment the education of medical students, residents and fellows. All WashU Medicine faculty involved with the teaching of medical students and/or residents and fellows (including volunteer faculty) at any level are eligible to apply. These prestigious fellowships are the cornerstone of our innovation in education efforts and are critical to helping us grow as a world-class center for educational excellence.

There are two Loeb Teaching Fellowships available this term, supported jointly by the BJH Foundation and WashU Medicine. Loeb Teaching Fellows will receive $50,000 per year for two years for salary compensation only to enable dedicating a significant portion of his/her time to development and implementation of their project and direct teaching of medical students and/or residents. | Additional Details & Application

Letter of Intent Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 11:59PM
The Department of Medical Education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine welcomes submissions to the 2025-26 cycle of the Ilene B. Harris Legacy Research Fund to support health professions education research projects that address important problems or questions that advance innovation and methodological approaches. | Additional Details & Application

Application Deadline: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 11:59PM
The Academy of Educators (AoE) in collaboration with Medical Education Research and Evaluation (MERE) are pleased to announce the call for proposals for grant funding for education research and scholarship projects. Projects must be focused on the scholarship of teaching and learning, rather than biomedical discovery or application. Proposals may originate from any unit within WashU Medicine and the principal investigator must be a WashU Medicine faculty member. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded based on a competitive review process. Please reference application requirements, and limit to 4 pages inclusive of references. | Additional Details & Application | Questions? Contact MERE

Application Deadline: Friday, December 12, 2025, 11:59PM
This AoE course is designed for ambitious individuals seeking to excel in leadership roles across WashU’s educational programs. LEAP offers an introductory leadership curriculum that covers essential skills and knowledge, including: Change Management; Negotiation; Coaching, Mentoring & Sponsorship; Funds Flow in Education; and Grit & Resilience. The course is tailored to support emerging leaders in health professions education and administration, equipping you with the tools and knowledge necessary to drive success in your career. | Additional Details & Application

Application Deadline: Sunday, February 15, 2026, 11:59PM
This highly interactive AoE course supports faculty skill development in learner assessment (including direct observation, feedback, and more) and in designing and enhancing assessment programs. It is intended for faculty program leaders and front-line faculty assessors across all WashU Medicine health professions and who work with learners at any developmental stage. Whether you work with students, residents, or fellows, if you’re looking to improve your assessment and feedback skills, this course is for you! | Additional Details & Application

Notification of Participation Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2025
Join us for Teachfest Royale: An 8-Minute Didactic Challenge on January 27, 2026, starting at 11:00 AM! This year's theme, "Lessons from Left Field: Teaching Pearls from Unexpected Places," promises to be an exhilarating exploration of where and how we identify teachable and learnable moments. To participate, email the Academy of Educators. Further instructions will be provided to all participants.

Date/Time: Monday, October 13, 2025, 4-5PM
Location: Eric P. Newman Education Center, 320 S. Euclid Avenue
Cornelius A. James, MD, assistant professor of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan, will serve as the inaugural Goldstein Visiting Professor of Medicine. James will present Grand Rounds; “Physicians in the AI Era: Redefining Tasks, Tools, Teams, and Teaching.” A reception will follow in the EPNEC lobby. | More Information 

Date/Time: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 7PM | Register
Location: Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom (ABH 310), Danforth Campus
John Inazu, Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law & Religion, will host a panel discussion on the topic of how universities can fulfill their mission of educating citizens in an era of polarization, waning trust in institutions, and questions about higher education's relevance and cost. Panelists will examine both the challenges and opportunities facing higher education today. | More Information

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 12:15PM
Location: Connor Auditorium, FLTC
Tyler Tate, MD, MA, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University, will present “Medicine’s Role in Response to Suffering." Lunch will be provided to the first 75 attendees. No registration is required. | More Information

Date/Time: Friday, October 10, 2025, 5:30-8:00PM | Register
Location: Eric P. Newman Education Center, 320 S. Euclid Avenue
Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health, will present "Why Health? What we need to think about when we think about health" at the 29th annual Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs. Please RSVP by October 3rd. 

View details & register for all events here. 

Building Inclusive Environments for Learners with Disabilities (BUILD)
Dates/Times: September 10, 17, and 24, 2025, 3:30-5PM
Location: Virtual

Assessment Workshop Series
Dates: October 8 & 29, November 5, December 1, 2025 (times vary)
Location: In-person (Calendar invite sent with location)

Ready, Set, Mentor! Speed Mentoring/ Networking Event
Date/Time: October 14, 2025, 11AM
Location: In-person (Calendar invite sent with location)
Among this session's mentors will be Visiting Professors Drs. Lia Logio and Cornelius James.

Register for Education Day
Date: October 14, 2025
Theme: Cultivating Joy & Meaning in Health Professions Education

Effective Teaching Series: Instruction & Assessment
Dates: October 29, December 2, December 8, 2025 (times vary)
Location: Mid Campus Center, 2nd Floor, Meeting Room 2057

View details & register for all events here. 

Using One-to-Ones to Build Relationships
Date/Time: September 18, 2025, 4-5PM
Location: Zoom

Foundations of IPE 
Date/Time: October 29 OR November 1, 2025, 9AM-3PM
Location: In-Person, Calendar invite sent with location

Art of Resilience with CIPE's Guided Tour
Date/Time: November 14, 2025, 4-5:30PM
Location: In-Person, Saint Louis Art Museum

Power & Positionality
Date/Time: December 9, 2025, 12-1PM
Location: Zoom

Postdoctoral fellow and instructor Jessica Williams has been awarded a 2025 AΩA Postgraduate Fellowship for her project: "Listening Beyond Sound: Developing and Evaluating a Deaf-Inclusive Curriculum for Medical Students." With the support of Drs. Kristina Petersen, Thy Huskey, and Kerri Morgan, Williams infused deaf-inclusive curriculum into the Disability KISC (Keystone Integrated Science Course) within our MD Program. In September, with the support of Kaytlin Reedy-Rogier and Dr. Radhika Jain, Williams is participating in a Module 7 (Brain & Behavior) session that focuses on supporting deaf or hard of hearing (D/HoH) patients.

Last month, WashU Medicine hosted a joint Graduate Programs Orientation. The event marked the beginning of a new semester and welcomed 105 incoming students across 18 graduate programs at WashU Medicine which include PhD, Master of Science, and Graduate Certificate programs. Participating program areas included Applied Health Behavior Research, Audiology & Communication Sciences, Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Data Science, Clinical Investigation, Genetic Counseling, Medical Physics, Movement Science, Nursing Science, Occupational Therapy, Population Health Sciences, and Reproductive Sciences. | Read More

Kristina Petersen, Assistant Dean for Student Success and Access, worked with a team to create and pilot a formative situational judgement test (SJT) to support learners as they develop skills within the professionalism competency. It is critical for medical students to develop skills associated with professionalism, yet no validated tool exists to supplement time-intensive, in-person curricular sessions. The promising results of this pilot suggest that this team is progressing toward validating a tool that could provide individualized support to students in developing skills related to the professionalism competency. | Read More

Dominique Cosco, MD, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, was recently interviewed about her volunteer experience with the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM). | Watch Video

In this article, Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, Margaret C. Ryan Dean of the School of Public Health, makes a case for diligence when he writes, “The people I have met throughout my career — scientists, administrators, teachers — who actually make a difference are those who keep showing up, day after day, year after year, to contribute. And that takes diligence.” | Full Article

In this thought-provoking TED talk, Jennifer Parlamis, an expert in social and organizational psychology, unpacks the science behind anger and the myths about venting and what to do instead. | Watch

In this article, Gary Burnison, Korn Ferry CEO, discusses not just the importance of teamwork, or even what teamwork looks like, but rather how the nature of relationships change through working as a team. | Full Article

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