Education Overview

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Education Overview

• Alison Whelan, M.D.
• Professor of Medicine
• Senior Associate Dean for Education

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Programs/Student Enrollment 2009-2010

• M.D. 476
• M.D., Ph.D. 182
• Ph.D. (DBBS) 482
• Occupational Therapy 170
• Physical Therapy 236
• Audiology Communication
• Sciences 74
• Graduate Medical Education 1,022

Figures are from 2008-09 academic year 2009-10
figures available in September.
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Program in Occupational Therapy

• Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
• Doctor of Occupational Therapy since 1992
• Program Director Carolyn Baum, Ph.D

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Program in Physical Therapy

• DPT The professional clinical doctorate degree.
• PP DPT The post-professional clinical
  doctorate degree.
• PhD The doctor of philosophy in movement
  science. A 5 year full-time curriculum
• Program Director Susan Deusinger, PhD

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Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences
(PACS)

• Master of Science in Deaf Education
• Doctor of Audiology
• Program Director William Clark, PhD

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Ph.D. Program Division of Biology and Biomedical
Sciences (DBBS)

• University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  
• Interdisciplinary graduate education programs
• Administrative unit for PhD and MSTP programs
• Membership
• Assoc. Dean for Graduate Education John Russell,
  PhD

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Ph.D Programs

• Biochemistry
• Computational Biology
• Developmental Biology
• Evolution
• Ecology and Population Biology
• Immunology
• Quantitative Human and Statistical Genetics.

• Molecular Biophysics
• Molecular Cell Biology
• Molecular Genetics
• Molec. Micro. And Microbial Pathogenesis
• Neurosciences
• Plant Biology

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Medical Education

• Undergraduate Medical Education (UME)
• Curriculum TBN (search presently underway)
• Student Affairs Leslie Kahl, MD
• Admissions Ed Dodson, MD
• Diversity Will Ross, MD
• Graduate Medical Education (GME)
• Departmental
• GMEC Becky McAlister, MD
• Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• Ed Dodson, MD

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Medical Student Program

• Entering Class 2008 122 students
• 24 MSTPs
• 59 women
• 14 Underrepresented minority students
• Curriculum
• The 2009 numbers will be available September 2009

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Medical Student Education Teaching Opportunities

• First- and or second-year courses
• Lecturer small group leader clinical preceptor
• Contact Respective Course Master
• First-year Selectives
• Teach a mini-course in first year
• Contact Dr. Koong-Nah Chung, Student
  Affairs
• Fourth-year rotations
• Clinical Research Special Study
• Contact Randi Hantak, Curriculum Office

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Medical Student Mentoring and Advising
Opportunities

• Serve as mentor for first- and or second-year
  medical students (Contact Leslie Kahl, MD,
  Student Affairs Office)
• Serve as clinical adviser for third-year students
  (Contact Randi Hantak, Curriculum Office)
• Become active in the Medical Societies (Cori,
  Erlanger-Graham, Lowry-Moore) (Contact Leslie
  Kahl, MD)

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Why you should teach

• This is a medical school its part of the job.
• You can feel like an expert.
• Keeps you sharp.
• Keeps you connected.
• Recruit students to your specialty, your career
  path
• Its fun!
• Reminds you to stop and think about all you do!
• Educational activities are valued in promotion
  considerations.
• Recruit students to your lab or research project.
• You can make a difference.

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Educational Resources WUMS Degree Programs

• Genetic Epidemiology
• Master of Science in Genetic Epidemiology
• Psychiatric Epidemiology
• Master of Psychiatric Epidemiology
• Clinical Investigation
• Master in Clinical Investigation

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Educational Resources

• Medical teaching link (monthly e-update)
• Courses/Workshops
• University College
• WUMS courses
• Within degree granting programs
• Designing clinical research (Division of
  General Medical Sciences)
• Epidemiology (Division of Health Behavior)
• Etc.
• Career development Office of Faculty Affairs
• Other faculty workshops Academic Publishing
  Services