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Programs and Resources for your Professional Development - June 2025
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Peer Review for Health Professions Education (HPE) Grants
Are you preparing a health professions education (HPE) grant and want feedback before submission?
The Academy of Educators is excited to launch a new peer grant review consultation service open to all SMHS faculty. Through this initiative, you can receive peer feedback from Academy members on your grant application to improve your grant proposal before submission.
What we offer:
- Peer review of regional and/or national HPE grants (e.g., AAMC, GEA, etc.)
- Targeted written feedback from experienced faculty
- An optional follow-up consultation meeting to discuss comments
Criteria:
- Must be faculty within GW Medicine/SMHS to receive a review
- The proposal must be focused on medical or health professions education
- Must submit request at least 6 weeks prior to the grant submission deadline
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Congratulations to the Graduates of Cohort 23 of the Master Teacher Leadership Development Program!
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- Bridget Allard, DO – Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Mudrika Chhabra, DMD – Pediatric Dentistry
- Bart Gillum, DSc, PA-C – Physician Assistant Studies
- Divya Gupta, MD – Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Susan Kartiko, MD, PhD – Surgery
- Parisa Kaviany, MD – Pediatric Pulmonology
- Rebecca Lane, MD – Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics
- Hannah McGhee, DO – Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
- Fatima Naqvi, MD – Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
- Elana Neshkes, MD – Pediatric Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences
- Gavin Truong, MD – Internal Medicine
- Deborah Wassertzug, MLS – Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
The Master Teacher Leadership Development Program (MTLDP) is a 10-month, 5-course, cohort-based program for SMHS faculty who teach medical and/or health sciences students, residents, and/or fellows. The program's purposes are to enhance teaching skills, develop education leadership potential, and foster scholarship in education. Applications open every fall to begin the program in fall of the following year. See more information at https://mtldp.smhs.gwu.edu/.
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Fundamentals of Leadership Program Participants
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2025 Participants & Projects
- Tania Alchalabi, MD - Establish the Multidisciplinary Memory Care Clinic
- Mark Baker, MD - Cultivating Resilience in Medical Trainees
- Daniel Carrero, MD - Creating an Outpatient Psychopharmacological Medication Management Clinic for Residency Training
- Matt Garber, PT, DSC, OCS - Develop New DPT Faculty Orientation Program
- Neera Gupta, MD, MAS - Establish the Children’s National Hospital Growth Program for IBD
- Mikhail Kogan, MD - Develop the Bundled Integrative Model for patients with Chronic Pain
- Youssef A. Kousa, MS, DO, PhD - Establish the K-Labs: An effective translational neuroscience research program at CNH
- Ying X. Liu, MD - Rebuild the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
- Olga Terekhina, MS, MLS (ASCP), MB - Preceptor Support Program
- Sinan Turnacioglu, MD - Improve Appointment Scheduling & Care
Fundamentals of Leadership is a seven-month, cohort-based program to improve the leadership capabilities of full-time SMHS faculty and staff. Participants attend learning sessions and receive mentoring from a senior member of SMHS. For more information on this program, please visit our website.
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Mid-Career Development Workshop
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2025 Participants
- Andrea Anderson, MD, MEd, FAAFP
- Melissa Carroll, PhD, MS
- Angelica Eddington, PhD, ABPP
- Matt Garber, PT, DSC, OCS
- Dhinu Jayaseelan, DPT
- Juliet Lee, MD
- Jennifer Levine, MD
- Samar Nasser, PhD, MPH, MS
- K. Gage Parr, MD FASA
- Padmaja Pavuluri, DO, MPH
- Yanxin Pei, PhD
- Michael Whalen, MD
The Mid-Career Development Workshop is a half-day and in-person professional development workshop designed to provide faculty with the knowledge and skills to pursue promotion to full professor. For more information on the workshop, please visit our website.
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Specialized Faculty Development Workshop
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2025 Participants
The Specialized Faculty Development Workshop is a professional development workshop designed for faculty members in specialized appointments to explore and discuss specific strategies to enhance their careers. For more information on the workshop, please visit our website.
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Dr. Ahdeah Pajoohesh-Ganji Awarded International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Ahdeah Pajoohesh-Ganji who received a grant from the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) for her project titled:
“And you yourselves are also this will to power--and nothing besides!’: Medical students and the purpose of medical education.”
This innovative project explores the philosophical underpinnings of medical education and the evolving role of medical students in shaping its purpose.
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Congratulations to the 2025 Golden Apple Award Winners!
Each year, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences students representing each class cast their votes for the Golden Apple Awards, selecting faculty members and residents who have made a significant impact on their education through their exceptional teaching and mentoring. The following faculty and residents were selected as the 2025 Golden Apple Award Winners. View the full article and quotes from students here.
Award Winners:
- Arnold Schwartz, MD, PhD
- Emmeline Ha, MD ’18, BS ’14, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Michael Johnson, PA, Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies, and of Neurological Surgery
- Erin Wentzell, DPH ’23, DTP, Assistant Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Laura Tiusaba, MD ’18, Surgery resident
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Education Technology Sessions & Resources
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CFE Faculty Education Technology Support Office Hours
Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00 pm
Do you need help designing an educational session or using a new teaching technology? Teddy Hristov, the CFE Senior Instructional Designer, holds weekly office hours to support faculty. These office hours are designated for discussing and practicing the best use of educational technology and pedagogical teaching and learning methods. Do not hesitate to contact her if you have questions about completing a session design worksheet.
If Wednesday at noon does not work for you, please schedule an appointment directly with Teddy at teddy.hristov@gwu.edu.
AAMC AI Skill Building for Medical Educators Webinar Series
Register for the Webinar Series: AI Skill Building for Medical Educators, Ten sessions explore AI use and help educators enhance their skills and confidence in the proper application of generative AI practices. The webinars are free with a free membership and continue throughout the year. Recordings and additional references, and resources are available.
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Call for NEGEA Grants - Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation (MESRE) Mini-Grant
The NEGEA provides funding to initiate new MESRE projects and to stimulate the development of a community of educational scholars. Projects promoting collaboration across institutions and sections (UME, GME, CPD) are encouraged. The NEGEA may award multiple grants up to $3,500 for single-institution submissions and $7,500 for multi-institution submissions each cycle. This is a two-year award. The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 15th. Complete submission instructions.
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