Faculty members of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine were recently named by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as the newest members of its Academy of Master Educators. Mark Roberts, MD, MPP, Ora Weisz, PhD, and James Luketich, MD, each has been appointed to the Academy for a 5-year term. Drs. Roberts, Weisz, and Luketich will be involved with the education of medical students, graduate students, and/or residents for the duration of their appointment to the Academy. Their appointments may be renewed based on productivity and excellence in medical education.
The Academy of Master Educators aims to recognize and reward excellence in education, advance education through innovation and professional development of faculty, and support and promote educational scholarship. After being nominated, potential candidates submit a statement of the applicant's educational philosophy, a current curriculum vitae, evidence of efforts in education, a synopsis of the applicant's teaching evaluations, and a list of awards for teaching and other education-related activities. This information then goes through a rigorous review process before the final decision is made by the Dean of Medicine.
Dr. Roberts is a Professor of Medicine, Health Policy and Management and Industrial Engineering and Chief of the Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling in the Division of General Medicine; Dr. Weisz is an Associate Professor within the Renal-Electrolyte Division of the Department of Medicine and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology; and Dr. Luketich is the Co-Director of Surgical Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and the Sampson Family Endowed Chair in Thoracic Oncology in the School of Medicine.
Congratulations, Drs. Roberts, Weisz, and Luketich!
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Office of the Dean Academy of Master Educators