Divisions and Programs

Medical Education and Evaluation
Provides training, research and service in several educational areas central to medical education including faculty and course evaluation, construction and scoring of tests, curriculum development, implementation of innovative educational methodologies such as standardized patients and web-based simulated patients, faculty development and research consultation.

The division offers courses in general medical education and is the home of the Teaching Scholars Program, a year-long educational curriculum dedicated to preparing faculty for positions of academic leadership.

Center for Medical Education Research (CMER)
Conducts policy-oriented research on medical education with a focus on primary care education, training of medical education researchers and translation of research into practical improvements in medical education.

Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI)
A nationally renowned program in biomedical and health informatics that stresses the importance of teaching, research, and service.

Graduate Program in Biomedical and Health Informatics
Offers a full-time Master's program, Ph.D. program, Postdoctoral fellowships and Summer Undergraduate Research Program that prepares students for careers in research, teaching and information management in academia and within health care organizations and the health care computing industry.

Patient Simulations: Online patient cases!