Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction, and Research Group Leadership

Nominations for the Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction, and Research Group Steering Committee are solicited annually from within the group.

Chair

Matt Orr, PhD
Associate Dean for Continuous Professional Development and Strategic Affairs
The University of South Carolina, Floyd School of Medicine

Past Chair

Bill Cuter, MD, MEd
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Chair-Elect

Komal Kochhar, MBBS, MHA
Assistant Dean of Data Analytics, Educational Affairs
Director, Research in Medical Education
Associate Research Professor, Family Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine

Members-At-Large

Todd Bates, PhD, MSEd, MA
Senior Director of Medical Education and Learning
Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Education
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Raquel Belforti, DO, MED, RMME
Interim Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Health
Associate Dean of Education
University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine - Baystate

Deb Birnbaum, MBA
Director, Educational Affairs Innovations
Indiana University School of Medicine

Elizabeth Bradley, PhD, MEd
Associate Professor of Instruction
Director of Curriculum Evaluation
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Pablo Joo, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine

John Ragsdale, MD, MS
Associate Dean for Curriculum
University of Kentucky College of Medicine