Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA)

A full list of the current members of the Western Group on Educational Affairs. 

Please fill out a Membership Application to be added to both the national GEA and WGEA listserv. You can unsubscribe from the listserv at any time by emailing gea@aamc.org.

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The Western Group on Educational Affairs offers numerous opportunities for members to collaborate and participate in group decisions and governance. 

2018 WGEA Mini-Grant Awardees:
 

Bias and the Multiple-Mini Interview: Helping Promote Fair, Holistic Admissions in The Health Sciences ($5,000)

• Pl- Benjamin Chan, MD (University of Utah School of Medicine)
• Leila Harrison, MA, Med (Washington State University Elson S. Floyd School of Medicine)
• Tanisha Price-Johnson (University of Arizona COM-Tucson)
• Mentor: Richard Sudweeks, PhD (Brigham Young University

Using a Virtual Clinic to Train Pediatrics Residents in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics ($5,000)

• Pl- Christina Buysse, MD (Stanford University School of Medicine)
• Barbara Bently, PsyD, Med (Stanford University School of Medicine)
• Lauren Hubner, MD, MPH (Stanford University School of Medicine)
• Karla Au Yeung, MD (Stanford University School of Medicine)
• Camela Sosa, MD (Stanford University School of Medicine)
   

Previously Funded WGEA Mini-Grant Proposals

Official governance and administration information for members of the Western Group on Educational Affairs. 

Annual meetings provide opportunities to share ideas and resources and report research among its members. WGEA members are self-nominated.

The Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) has four regions: Southern, Central, Northeast, and Western, corresponding to AAMC regions. Each holds an annual spring meeting for faculty, educators, and administrators from the member institutions within their respective regions. Regional GEA meetings include sessions and exhibits analogous to those offered at the national meeting, including meetings of regional special interest groups (SIGs). The other regional groups are:

• Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA)
• Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NGEA)
• Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA)

WGEA Chair: Paul Gordon, MD
Professor, Family and Community Medicine
University of Arizona—Tucson

AAMC Staff
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