My current research and work focuses on two areas of medical education, program evaluation and teacher development. Both are components of the Division of Educational Development and Research, which I co-direct. The University of New Mexico has a history of innovation and leadership in medical education.
Program evaluation is the study and analysis of innovations and interventions in education.
It includes the development and planning of curricula, the change process at all levels of the institution, the study of attitudes and values of students- including their learning styles and preference, the study of faculty preceptions of the cirriculum and the curricular change process over time, the study of student outcomes such as career preference, performance during undergraduate and graduate training, and the perspectives and experiences of graduate physicians in practice. The second area of work is more applied and involves faculty development in all phases of education. Several workshops are offered to the faculty, some of them to graduate students and medical students. Both Program Evaluation and Teacher Development engage in consultation with programs in the health sciences and UNM and nationally and internationally. Continuous quality Assurance and Faculty Development Through Peer Review.