Chair-Elect Candidate
So-Young Oh, MS, MA
Division of Digital Learning
Institute for Innovations in Medical Education
NYU Langone Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
So-Young Oh serves as the Director of the Digital Learning Division at the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education (IIME), at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health. She leads the Digital Learning team, responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based digital learning. The team oversees technologies such as learning management systems, an AI-enhanced student success platform, online learning modules, and XR resources. In her role, So-Young spearheads technology-enhanced educational initiatives leveraging her expertise in data-driven digital experiences, instructional design, and technology-enhanced medical education. So-Young also leads student focus groups, develops faculty development programs, conducts design thinking sessions on emerging technologies, and teaches the curriculum design in the Master of Health Professions Education program at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
So-Young actively advances research and scholarship. Her work was widely presented at Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Information Resources (GIR), Group on Educational Affairs (GEA), and MedBiquitous meetings. With an MS in Information Science and an MA in Educational Technology, So-Young is currently pursuing her PhD in medical education. Find her publications.
As an active member of the GIR, she formerly served as the co-chair of the GIR Education Technology Work Group and currently serves as the co-chair of the AAMC’s NEXT STEP1 Curriculum Change Sub-group.
Steering Committee Member Candidates
Michael Callahan, EdD
Director, Knowledge Management
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Callahan is the Director of Knowledge Management at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine. Since joining the college in 2020, he has overseen and migrated several applications to the cloud, worked to improve data integrity and documentation, and is working to overhaul the student information system for the college. He led the team through a transformation from three to nine full-time staff members.
In his role, Dr. Callahan oversees the college's curriculum database, data warehouse, reporting systems, applications, and AI-driven development, as well as provides data-driven models. He and his team build and maintain routine and ad hoc reports, taking advantage of many different platforms to ensure the smooth delivery of data while also ensuring the data is secure and follows university, state, and federal policies and procedures. He also provides data analysis and interpretation to support the many administrators and departments within the college with their data-related questions. To accomplish this, the team works very closely with many offices across campus and other institutions.
Dr. Callahan has been active in the GIR community, attending and presenting at conferences since 2020. He served on the 2023 GIR planning committee, was a member of the team that piloted the new SCOPE survey, and participates in the Data-Driven Academic Medical Centers Work Group.
Before joining the UCF College of Medicine, Dr. Callahan worked at UCF's main campus, starting in 2005. He also serves as the head mascot coach for the university, which won a national championship in 2019. He also co-teaches the UCF Leadership and Project Management study abroad course, which travels to South Africa, where his work has resulted in the township’s school being named in his family’s honor.
Kenneth Langley
Director of Knowledge Management
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Ken Langley serves as the Senior Director of Technology Integration within the SOM-IT at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, with responsibility for technology infrastructure, hardware endpoints, and technology support for a $600 million research portfolio. He has served in a variety of leadership roles and has experience in many IT areas including Application Development, Infrastructure Management, Research IT, and Information Security. Ken has over 30 years of experience working in Academic Medicine.