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Faculty

The following is a partial list of our world-class faculty who teach in the Master of Academic Medicine program, bringing together a unique combination of perspectives and skills. Please contact AcademicMedicine@med.usc.edu with any questions.

Core Faculty

Julie G. Nyquist, PhD, Program Director (Professor of Medical Education)

Kathleen Besinque, PharmD, MSEd (Clinical Associate Professor of Medical Education)

Donna Elliott, MD, EdD (Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Medical Education; Vice Dean and Chair, Department of Medical Education)

Cha Chi Fung, PhD (Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Education; Vice Chair for Medical Education; Assistant Dean for Research and Scholarship)

Jerry Gates, PhD (Professor of Clinical Family Medicine)

Cathy Jalali, PhD  (Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education; Vice Chair for Medical Education; Director, Faculty Development)

Alan Liu, MD, MACM  (Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education; Associate Director, Clinical Skills Education and Evaluation Center)

Win May, MD, PhD, FRCP  (Professor Emerita of Medical Education; Director Emerita, Center for Assessment)

Jacob Schreiber, EdD  (Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Education)

Ann Spangler, MD, MACM (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, retired)

Velyn Wu, MD, MACM (Associate Program Director, Clerkship Director, Family Medicine, University of Florida)

Samuel Yanofsky, MD, MSEd  (Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology; Director, Faculty Development and Medical Education, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)

Expert Contributors

The program calls upon many experienced medical educators to work with our core faculty to help deliver superior courses.

Lavjay Butani, MD, MACM (Professor of Nephrology, Chief of Pediatric Nephrology, and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics, UC Davis School of Medicine)

Jack DePriest, MD, MACM (Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine)

Lisa Gray, DO, FACC, MACM (Clinical Assistant Professor, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences)

Kala Kathirgamanathan MD, MACM, FRCPC (KMH Cardiology Centre)

Holly Olson, MD, MACM (Assistant Professor and Deputy Designated Institutional Office, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine)

Rebecca Peterson, MD, MACM (Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Program Director, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Saint Louis University School of Medicine)

Jeffrey Ring, PhD  (Independent Practice Leadership Coaching and Education)

Franz Smith, MD, MACM (Director of Graduate Medical Education and Chief Academic Officer, Saint Barnabas Medical Center; Assistant Dean, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School)

Course Information

A minimum of 32 units of graduate-level course work is required, 26 units of core coursework and 6 units of electives. A faculty advisor will help guide your decision about a program of study including selection of electives.

Participants can take one or two courses per semester and finish in three to five years. Alternately, by taking two courses every semester the program can be completed in just 24 months (six semesters).

  • ACMD 501 : Introduction to Academic Medicine Worldwide | 3 units – Fall
    Introduces the master’s program including four key roles of clinician educators: teacher, leader, scholar and mentor and a key theme, career development.

    ACMD 502 : Becoming a Leader in Academic Medicine | 3 units – Fall
    Current approaches to leadership within the context of academic medicine and health professions education, leadership styles, emotional intelligence, critical reflection, well-being and personal leadership journeys.

    ACMD 503 : Leading Change in Academic Medical Centers | 3 units – Spring
    Developing skills for promoting programs within health professions’ education; teams and teamwork, organizational change, conflict resolution, crucial conversations, non-violent communication, negotiation and teaching leadership.

    ACMD 511 : Instructional Design in Academic Medicine and Health| 3 units – Spring
    Content includes learning principles, teaching methods, session development, assessment techniques, and designing curricula (Plan, Implement, Evaluate, Disseminate).

    ACMD 512 : Competencies in Academic Medicine and Health | 3 units – Spring
    Learning theory, teaching methods, assessment techniques related to acquisition and reinforcement of competencies related to patient care, practice based learning and improvement and systems-based practice.

    ACMD 513 : Professionalism in Academic Medicine and Health | 3 units – Fall
    Promoting, assessing and remediating performance of communication skills, culturally responsive care and professionalism within the context of health care complexity and challenges to well-being.

    ACMD 514 : Accreditation and Program Evaluation in Academic Medicine | 3 units – Summer
    Evaluating health professions training programs within guidelines of relevant accreditation organizations; models of evaluation, designing plans and tools for evaluation of program elements.

    ACMD 591 : Designing Research on Innovations in Academic Medicine | 2 units – Fall
    Introduction to design and scholarly review of innovations in health professions education; needs assessment, problem selection, use of research methods to study an innovation.

    ACMD 592 – Implementing Research on Innovations in Academic Medicine | 2 units – Spring
    Mentored research on an innovation in academic medicine, qualitative and qualitative methods, and producing a formal written research report. | Prerequisite, ACMD-591

    ACMD 621 : Capstone Portfolio for the Master of Academic Medicine | 1 unit – Fall, Spring, Summer
    Role of portfolios for teachers and learners; develop a personal capstone portfolio that represents each learner’s accomplishment of the core competencies of the MACM program

  • ACMD 598 : Guided Study in Health Professions Education | 1 unit – Fall, Spring, Summer
    Individual projects designing curricular or other innovations for an individual program or specialty as an extension of program concepts or deepening the capstone experience.

    ACMD 604 : Supporting the Educational Enterprise in Academic Medicine | 3 units – Summer
    Explores support functions in academic medical centers and health professions schools; financial, scientific, educational, faculty and student affairs departments, and offices of medical education.

    ACMD 605 : Faculty Development for Health Sciences Faculty Educators | 2 units – Summer
    Role of faculty development programs in health professions schools; tools for delivering effective faculty development; models for mentoring and building competencies expected of clinician educators.

    ACMD 614 : Integrating Technology in Health Professions Education | 2 units – Summer
    Explores technology integration in health professions education, including ethical considerations and tools like online learning, mobile apps, simulation, virtual reality, telehealth, AI and data analytics.

Sample Courses of Study

6 Semesters – for education fellows and selected faculty

10 Semesters – for faculty who like to focus on one course at a time in most semesters

  • Fall – Year 1 (all activities online)

    • ACMD 501 – Introduction to Academic Medicine Worldwide (3 units)
    • ACMD 591 – Designing Research on Innovations in Academic Medicine (2 units)

    Spring – Year 1 (online, with optional 3 days of workshops at USC)

    • ACMD 511 – Instructional Design in Academic Medicine and Health (3 units)
    • ACMD 512 – Competencies in Academic Medicine and Health (3 units)

    Summer – Year 1 (all activities online or at home site)

    • ACMD 514 – Accreditation and Program Evaluation in Academic Medicine (3 units)
    • ACMD 604 – Supporting the Educational Enterprise in Academic Medicine (3 units)

    Fall – Year 2 (all activities online or at home site)

    • ACMD 502 – Becoming a Leader in Academic Medicine (3 units)
    • ACMD 513 – Professionalism in Academic Medicine and Health (3 units)

    Spring – Year 2 (online, with optional 3 days of workshops at USC)

    • ACMD 503 – Leading Change in Academic Medical Centers (3 units)
    • ACMD 592 – Implementing Research on Innovations in Academic Medicine (2 units)

    Summer – Year 2 (all activities online)

    • ACMD 598 – Guided Study in Health Professions Education (1 unit)
    • ACMD 605 – Faculty Development for Health Professions Faculty (2 units) or ACMD 614 – Integrating Technology in Health Professions Education (2 units)
    • ACMD 621 – Capstone Portfolio for the Master of Academic Medicine (1 unit}

  • Fall – Semester 1 (all activities online)

    • ACMD 501 – Introduction to Academic Medicine Worldwide (3 units)

    Spring – Semester 2 (online, with optional 3 days of workshops at USC)

    • ACMD 511 – Instructional Design in Academic Medicine and Health (3 units)

    Summer – Semester 3 (all activities online or at home site)

    • ACMD 604 – Supporting the Educational Enterprise in Academic Medicine (3 units)

    Fall – Semester 4 (all activities online)

    • ACMD 513 – Professionalism in Academic Medicine and Health (3 units)
    • ACMD 591 – Designing Research on Innovations in Academic Medicine (2 units)

    Spring – Semester 5 (online, with optional 3 days of workshops at USC)

    • ACMD 512 – Competencies in Academic Medicine and Health (3 units)

    Summer – Semester 6 (all activities online or at home site)

    • ACMD 514 – Accreditation and Program Evaluation in Academic Medicine (3 units)

    Fall – Semester 7 (all activities online or at home site)

    • ACMD 502 – Becoming a Leader in Academic Medicine (3 units)

    Spring – Semester 8 (online, with optional 3 days of workshops at USC)

    • ACMD 503 – Leading Change in Academic Medical Centers (3 units)
    • ACMD 592 – Implementing Research on Innovations in Academic Medicine (2 units)

    Summer – Semester 9 (all activities online)

    • ACMD 605 – Faculty Development for Health Professions Faculty (2 units) or ACMD 614 – Integrating Technology in Health Professions Education (2 units)
    • ACMD 598 – Guided Study in Health Professions Education (1 unit)

    Fall – Semester 10 (all activities online or at home site)

    • ACMD 621 – Capstone Portfolio for the Master of Academic Medicine (1 unit)