M.D. Program

I-EXPLORE Spring 2025 Conference

The Committee on Educational Policy and the Office of Medical Education thank you for attending the I-EXPLORE Spring 2025 Conference on Friday, April 4. The event was a great success! 

We thank:

  • Jed Gonzalo, MD from Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine for providing the Health Systems Science plenary
  • Pre-Clerkship Phase Director, Anthony Bhe, MD, and Chair of the Curriculum Steering Advisory Committee, Karnjit Johl, MD, for the review of Active Learning Pedagogy's Role in I-EXPLORE*
  • PBL Lead Maya Evans,  MD, and Blaisdell Medical Librarian, Amy Studer, MSLIS, for facilitating Problem-Based Learning (PBL): The Student Experience*
  • TBL Lead, Rachael Lucatorto, MD, for facilitating Pillar Team-Based Learning: The Student Experience*
  • Clerkship Directors, Kristen Kelley, MD, and Jessie Medina, MD, for leading Bedside and Clinical Reasoning*
  • Clinical Guidance Leads, Elise Harris, MD, and Eric Signoff, MD, for leading Identifying and Helping a Struggling Clinical Learning*
  • Longitudinal Clinical Experience co-Director, Katie Christiansen, MD, for leading Time Management in Clinical Education*
  • Pediatric faculty member, Kelly Haas, MD for leading Giving Feedback to a Clinical Learner*

* Indicates CME credit earning activities

And congratulation the 2025 I-EXPLORE Achievement Award recipients (listed below).

The I-EXPLORE Achievement Awards recipients 

Integration & Collaboration: Regularly seeks to mesh their expertise with that of other faculty collaborators in creating and delivering well integrated sessions. Actively solicits and welcomes multiple stakeholders in combined efforts.

Exploration & Innovation: Places significant effort in the development and/or utilization of new teaching pedagogies and approaches to student learning.

Patient-Oriented Education: Prioritizes understanding human health and disease through the whole patient perspective; incorporates principles of health systems science and/or health equity in curricular content.

Learner-Oriented Education: Creates efficient sessions that address student needs and preferences; regularly solicits and incorporates student feedback; minimizes extraneous cognitive load for students.

Staff Awards

Collaboration and Innovation: Regularly seeks to mesh their expertise and experience with staff and faculty stakeholders across units and departments for collaboration in curriculum delivery and student support, placing significant effort in the development and utilization of new or revised approaches to curriculum needs. 

Learner-Oriented Education: For exemplary skills in improving the student experience.