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Education Directorate 

Vision Statement

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Education Directorate is committed to exemplary graduate and undergraduate medical education.

Our goals are:

1.       To provide leadership and support in curriculum development, program evaluation and educational consultation to our faculty, residents, and administration.

2.       To provide needed educational support services for faculty, residents, and medical students with emphasis on maximizing the overall educational experience and achievement of specified learning outcomes as well as promoting life-long learning skills.

3.       To utilize sound principles and practices of adult education in our programs, services and activities.

4.       To ensure sound management practices, ethical conduct, competent faculty and adequate resources are available to successfully implement programmatic decisions.

5.       To produce nationally recognized curricula, assessments and outcome benchmarks in medical education.

6.       To assume a national prominence in educational research that informs our practice.

Personnel:

Director

Larry C. Kilgore, MD

Professor, Residency Program Director, Fellowship Director, GYN-Oncology

Associate Director (Curriculum, Instruction, and Evaluation)

  Julie B. Walsh-Covarrubias, MEd, EdD

  Associate Professor

Associate Director (Clinical Education and Educational Research)

Alice R. Goepfert, MD

Associate Professor

Brian P. Gleason, MD

Professor, Medical Student Clerkship Director 

Jacque Lavier, MEd

Residency Program Coordinator

Christy Willis

Medical Student Program Coordinator

Nancy Atkins, BA

Office Service Specialist

Administrative Chiefs  

      Katherine McKnight, MD

      Brandy Patterson, MD