Professional Development Workshop Presenters

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Sateesh Babu Arja
Avalon University School of Medicine
Executive Dean
PDWS: Mixed-Methods in Health Science Educational Research





Anna Blenda
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Professor of Biomedical Science
PDWS: Mastering Program Evaluation: Empowering Educators for Success



Peter Boedeker
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Innovation and Technology
PDWS: Essential Skills for Quantitative Inquiry and Research in Education (ESQuIRE)



Orest Boyko
Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Medicine
Professor of Clinical Sciences, Founding Member and Chief Scientific Officer, American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Radiology
PDWS: Large Language Models (LLMs) and Their Applications in Health Professions Education
PDWS: Optimizing Teaching and Assessment with AI




Kimberly Dahlman
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
PDWS: Employing Logic Models to Achieve Educational Program Success



Belinda Del Carmen Carrion Chavarria
Tecnologico de Monterrey
Adjunct Researcher, Neurological Sciences and Neurorestoration
PDWS: Constructing Quality Questions for Summative Assessments





Jeffery Fritz
Kern National Network for Caring & Character in Medicine
Associate Director and Associate Professor
PDWS: Human Flourishing Guided Medical Education: Strategies to Thrive in Medical School and Life







Machelle Linsenmeyer
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Assistant Vice President and Professor
PDWS: Mixed-Methods in Health Science Educational Research