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: Yonder, Sarah A
Email: yonde1sa@cmich.edu
Education Leadership
Co-Convener: Amy Seegmiller Renner
Email: Seegmiller.Amy@mayo.edu
Co-Convener: Mark N. Beard, MD
Email: Mark.Beard@usd.edu
Faculty Development
Convener: Judy Blebea
Email: Judy.blebea@cmich.edu
2nd year Convener: Larry Hurtubise
Email: Hurtubise.1@osu.edu
Scribe: Boyung Suh
Email: bsuh46@siumed.edu
Interprofessional Education
Co-Convener: Anna C. Maio MD
amaio@creighton.edu
Co-Convener: Jamie Hess, MD
jmhess@medicine.wisc.edu
Libraries in Medical Education
Population Medicine
Co-Convener: Joanna Michel, PhD
jmiche3@uic.edu
Co-Convener: Judith Sayad, MPH (c)
jvsayad@uic.edu
Program Evaluation and Accreditation
Co-Convener: Jason Booza PhD
Email: jbooza@med.wayne.edu
Co-Convener: Kendra Maier JD
Email: kendra.maier@wisc.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
Co-Convener: Jessica Faber MEd
Email: Jessica.Faber@UToledo.Edu
Co-Convener: Josh Hopps, PhD
Email: josh.hopps@northwestern.edu