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    SPACE

    The Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) is pleased to announce a new section, Staff Professionals Across the Continuum of Education, also known as S.P.A.C.E. 

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    Professional staff are vital to our institutions and are necessary for the development, delivery, and assessment of programs across the continuum in medical education. These professionals from across the medical education continuum are actively interested in opportunities to share best practices, resources, and expertise with peers within and across institutions.

    The history of S.P.A.C.E starts with its approval as a special interest group within the Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) in July 2020. Since its inception, the SIG has hosted several professional development sessions, events, and meetings to bring staff professionals together to network and collaborate. The most noteworthy event was the Staff Track, a virtual conference to showcase staff professionals and their work across the regions of the GEA! As a result of all the great work as a SIG, a group of staff professionals came together to submit a proposal to expand this work on a national level. In January 2023, S.P.A.C.E. was approved by the GEA steering committee to become an official section of the GEA! 

    The purpose of this section is to provide a forum for staff professionals to connect, network, discuss common topics, share ideas, incorporate best practices, and build a better “toolbox” for medical education staff professionals nationwide. S.P.A.C.E. will continue to offer professional development sessions, events. 

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    SPACE Steering Committee

    Founding Chair

    Tyrese Hinkins-Jones, EdS, MEd
    Director, Programs – Medical Education
    Emory University School of Medicine

    Chair-Elect

    Deborah Birnbaum, MBA
    Educational Affairs Innovations Director and Scholarly Concentrations Program Director
    Indiana University School of Medicine

    Secretary

    Jon Goforth, MBA
    Associate Director, Medical Education Operations
    Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Membership Coordinator

    Jennifer Handrop, EdD
    Director of Admissions
    University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine

    Communications Co-Chairs

    Marisol Britt
    Administrative Director, MHS Program
    Yale School of Medicine

    Barbara Hildebrand
    Assistant Director, Simulated Participant Program
    Yale School of Medicine

    CGEA Section Lead

    Holly Proffitt, PhD
    Director, Clinical Immersions and Transitions
    University of Minnesota Medical School

    NEGEA Section Lead

    Sarita Martinez-Moran
    Director, Curicular Affairs
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

    SGEA Section Lead

    Richard O’Neal, MS
    Coordinator of Academic Support Services
    University of Central Florida College of Medicine

    WGEA Section Lead

    Brian Herman, MPA
    Administrative Director, OME Educational Partnerships and Faculty Affairs
    Stanford School of Medicine

    Staff Track Planning Chair

    Yasmain Rice-Greene, MSL
    Program Manager, Faculty Affairs
    Wake Forest University School of Medicine

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