Youngjin Cho, PhD
Associate Professor
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Youngjin Cho is a medical educator who leads an integrated foundational science course in the pre-clerkship curriculum and oversees immunology discipline content delivery across the curriculum for medical students at Geisinger. She serves as a board member for Aquifer Science. She is experienced in active learning pedagogy implementation through a flipped classroom approach and case-based learning case construct and facilitation. Her scholarly interest includes education technologies, core concept-based education, and leadership requirements for an integrated medical curriculum.

Amy Stone, PhD
Assistant Professor
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Amy Stone, PhD, who completed her doctorate in immunology at the University of Colorado Denver, is an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV. During her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington, Dr. Stone was the founding program leader for the education core at the Center for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases. She received her undergraduate degrees in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, and Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Stone is particularly interested in innate immune responses to virus infections, how students learn complex scientific topics, and the historical interactions between infectious diseases and populations. Her research work has been published exclusively in open access journals, supporting her core belief that science is for everyone. 

Thomas Thesen, PhD
Associate Professor
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Dr. Thomas Thesen is an Associate Professor of Medical Education at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, an Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dartmouth College, an Affiliate Faculty member at the Center for Technology & Behavioral Health, and a Visiting Scientist at the Brain & Mind Institute at Aga Khan University in Kenya. He earned his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from Oxford University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychophysiology and brain imaging at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Thesen led a brain imaging lab at the New York University School of Medicine and later contributed to the establishment of a new mission-driven medical school at the University of Houston, Texas.

Dr. Thesen directs the Neuroscience-Informed Learning & Education (NILE) Lab at Dartmouth, where he leads research focused on optimizing learning conditions for healthcare trainees through innovative technologies. His work emphasizes the importance of individual variability in learners, applying a precision approach to medical education that caters to the unique needs of each student. Dr. Thesen's current research explores the use of Generative AI and digital health to develop personalized learning and wellness strategies in medicine, with the goal of enhancing educational outcomes and supporting trainee well-being. 

Dr. Thesen’s research has been funded by the NIH, NSF, Wellcome Trust, American Medical Association, IAMSE, and other nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. At Geisel, Dr. Thesen directs the Neuroscience & Neurology course and the Medical Learning Sciences course in the MD program. A dedicated educator, he has received several teaching awards, including the Distinguished Lecturer Award at Geisel, a Teaching Innovation Award from the University of Houston, and the A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award from the American Academy of Neurology.

Sarah Wood, MD
Faculty Director
Harvard Medical School

Sarah K. Wood, MD is the Director of the Harvard Macy Institute at Harvard Medical School. She is a board-certified pediatrician and educational leader who completed her MD Degree at Harvard Medical School and her residency and chief residency in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital. 

Dr. Wood has devoted most of her career to health professions education, notably having contributed to the founding of the Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. This new medical school, designed with an innovative curriculum, was established to address healthcare workforce shortages in the region. Dr. Wood served in many roles at FAU, including Clerkship Director, Curriculum Dean, Department Chair, Vice Dean for Medical Education, and Interim Dean. 

Her professional interests encompass innovative curriculum design, academic program development, and the cultivation of educational leaders in health care. She is an alumna of the Harvard Macy Institute and the Executive Leadership for Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship program. Inspired by her extensive work with students, residents, fellows, faculty, and staff, Dr. Wood is dedicated to promoting personal and professional development across the continuum of health professions education.