Faculty
The Department of Health Professions Education (HPE) has a group of local, full-time faculty with diverse expertise. Faculty are comprised of leaders, clinician-educators and PhD researchers who hold significant HPE leadership positions. With their areas of expertise, the faculty lead and support the efforts of HPE and some have more focused responsibility in the Distance Learning Lab (DL-Lab), or the Long Term Career Outcome Study (LTCOS). HPE faculty continue to be recognized for their excellence in research, teaching, and mentorship, winning awards including the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award and Merrell Flair Award given by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry Scholarly Publishing Award, and the Dutch Association for Medical Education Article Impact Award. HPE is also supported by an important team of program administration specialists, managers, research associates, and analysts. Among other responsibilities they support student admissions, course enrollment, degree progress, research projects, admissions, and alumni affairs.
Chair & Deputy Chair
Steven Durning, MD, PHD
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Professions Education
Director, CHPE
Joshua Hartzell, PhD, MD, MS-HPED
Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of Health Professions Education
HPE Vice Chairs & Directors
Ronald Cervero, PHD, MA
Professor and HPE Program Director
Department of Health Professions Education
Holly Meyer, PhD, MS
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Student Affairs
Department of Health Professions Education
Anita Samuel, PhD, MS
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Distance Learning
Department of Health Professions Education
Tasha Wyatt, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Department of Health Professions Education
Deputy Director, CHPE