The CGEA has a variety of active special interest groups (SIGs). The SIGs convene at the annual spring meeting where members also have dedicated time for workshops. For more information on individual groups, please contact the convener or co-convener listed below.
Basic Science Education
Co-Convener: Harold Bell, PhD
Email: bell2hj@cmich.edu
Co-Convener: Jaya Yodh, PhD
Email: jyodh@illinois.edu
Clerkship Administrators
Convener: Donnita Pelser
Email: dpelser@kumc.edu OR donnita.pelser@wesleymc.com
Curriculum and Assessment
Convener: Irina Overman, MD
irina.vasiliu@wright.edu
Directors of Clinical Skills Courses (DOCS)
Convener: Christine Tsai, MD
Email: christine_s_tsai@rush.edu
Academic Leadership
Convener: Mark N. Beard, MD
Email: Mark.Beard@usd.edu
Faculty Development
Sr. Convener: Stacy Pylman, PhD
Email: pylmanst@msu.edu
Jr. Convener: Heather Billings, PhD
Email: billings.heather@mayo.edu
Mentor: Boyung Suh, PhD
Email: bsuh46@siumed.edu
Scribe: Rachel Moquin
Email: moquin@wustl.edu
Interprofessional Education
Co-Convener: Anna C. Maio MD
amaio@creighton.edu
Co-Convener: Jamie Hess, MD
jmhess@medicine.wisc.edu
Inclusion, Diversity, Anti-Racism, and Equity (I-DARE)
Convener: Amy Seegmiller Renner, PhD
Email: seegmiller.amy@mayo.edu
Libraries in Medical Education
Convener: Theresa Hartman
Email: thartman@unmc.edu
Population Medicine
Co-Convener: Joanna Michel, PhD
Email: jmiche3@uic.edu
Co-Convener: Judith Sayad, MPH (c)
Email: jvsayad@uic.edu
Program Evaluation and Accreditation
Co-Convener: Amber Todd, PhD
Email: amber.todd@wright.edu
Co-Convener: Jason Booza, PhD
Email: jbooza@med.wayne.edu
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Co-Convener: Aleece Caron, PhD
Email: acaron@metrohealth.org
Co-Convener: Anna C. Maio MD
Email: amaio@creighton.edu
Technology in Medical Education
Convener: Trevor Coons MHA, FACHE
Email: coons.trevor@mayo.edu
Medical Education Learning Specialists
Convener: Robert C. Whallon, PhD
Email: rwhallon2@illinois.edu