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Who We Are
 Christopher B. White, MD, is the Director of the CDEC, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Educational Achievement, and a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. He has been a strong advocate for the expansion of clinical clerkships to community based practices, and has been very active in the MCG Clinical Faculty Development Program. He is a graduate of the Michigan State University Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship Program, and was selected as a National Faculty Development Scholar for Teaching in Community Based Ambulatory Settings in a project sponsored by HRSA and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association. His interests include medical education, using technology to enhance medical education and faculty development. His clinical interests include general pediatrics and pediatrics infectious disease. |
 Janis A. Work, PhD,
is Associate Director of CDEC. Her educational background
includes biology and science education, and she has experience as both a
science educator and a medical writer and editor. She helped coordinate
the MCG Generalist Physician Initiative and the last two LCME self
studies for the School of Medicine. Currently, she helps plan and
coordinate workshops and other activities for the CDEC. Her professional
interests include educational research design and scientific writing. |
 T. Andrew Albritton, MD,
is a professor in the School of Medicine, and he serves as the Associate
Dean for Curriculum. Since joining the faculty in 1990, his primary area
of interest has been medical student education. He has served as the
Director of Student Education for the Department of Medicine, Course
Director of the Problem-Based Learning and Physical Diagnosis courses.
Dr. Albritton is currently the Program Director for the Essentials of
Clinical Medicine course. |
 Ruth-Marie E. Fincher, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Medicine. She has a long-time interest in teaching, medical education, and educational scholarship. She served as director of student education for the Department of Medicine and Associate Dean for Curriculum before assuming her current position. She has served on many national committees involved with medical education and medical students. She writes and speaks frequently on these and related topics, and has published extensively in the medical education literature. Her current interests include helping faculty plan their academic careers and develop their teaching skills and scholarship. |
 Ralph
A. Gillies, PhD,
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. He
directs the Behavioral Medicine course for Family Medicine residents and
facilitates small groups and communication labs for medical students in
the School of Medicine’s “Essentials of Clinical Medicine” course. He
works as a licensed clinical psychologist in the Family Medicine Center
and specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders. His research has
focused on factors contributing to health behavior change including
motivational interviewing and physician-patient interactions. His
educational research interests include the appropriate use of technology
in learning and faculty development of teaching skills. |
 Valera
L. Hudson, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of
Pediatrics, where she serves as the Pediatric Residency Program
Director. She has a strong interest in the recent change to competency
-based education and has been active in the development of curriculum
and evaluation processes that reflect this shift. Her focus for
scholarly activity is assessment of the impact of the ACGME mandated
changes in residency education. |
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 Andria M. Thomas, PhD,
is an
Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Director
of Evaluation Services for the School of Medicine. She is a licensed
clinical psychologist who specializes in the areas of eating disorders
and obesity. She participates in the “Essentials of Clinical Medicine”
course for the first year medical students as a small group tutor,
communication lab facilitator and lecturer. Her research interests
include obesity, behavior change, program evaluation, and curriculum
assessment. |
 Peggy
J. Wagner, PhD, Associate Professor, is Director of
Research and Faculty Development in the Department of Family Medicine.
Trained as a social psychologist, Dr. Wagner has directed research
related to medical education, health promotion, behavioral medicine, and
health services. She is currently managing the operations of four
training grants in primary care funded by the Bureau of Health
Professions. She serves as the Director of the Phase 1 Essentials of
Clinical Medicine Course and was instrumental in developing a
communications lab for medical students. Her research interests include
behavior change, cultural competence, appropriateness of medical care
utilization, and health communications. |
