TLC Faculty Associates

The TLC has part-time positions for faculty in which they maintain an active role in their home departments and work in the TLC to lead a program or provide educator development sessions. This model has expanded the TLC's reach to faculty and residents who teach our medical students.

TLC Faculty Associates

Dowin Boatright, MD, MBA, MHS
TLC Associate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Educator Development
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; Officer for Diversity and Inclusion, Emergency Medicine
- dowin.boatright@yale.edu
In 2021 Dowin Boatright joined the TLC as our Associate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Educator Development. Dowin is actively involved in DEI activities through his work on the Department of Internal Medicine’s Diversity Committee and the Dean’s Advisory Council on LGBTQI+ Affairs. His research focus includes assessing the prevalence of medical student mistreatment by sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation; understanding microaggressions experienced by URM students; understanding the role that race/ethnicity plays in residents’ training; racial disparities in medical student AOA membership, etc. Dowin is offering educator development sessions and working with the TLC to address issues of DEI in medical education and medical education research. If you are interested in connecting with Dowin, email him directly at the address provided.
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Dana Dunne, MD, MHS
TLC Associate for Educator Development
Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases); GME Director, Educator Development, Department of Medicine; Associate, Teaching and Learning Center; Director, Internal Medicine Clerkship, Internal Medicine Clerkship; Associate Chair for Education and Academic Affairs, Internal Medicine
- Office
  203.785.2477
- Appt
  203.688.5303
- dana.dunne@yale.edu
Dana was certified by the Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers in 2014 and began her role as a TLC Associate for Clinical Teaching Educator Development. Her focus is working with clinical educators in the non-surgical specialties. The course she leads is offered in five to seven modules which include topics such as learning climate, communication of goals, promotion of understanding and retention, feedback, etc. Faculty interested in attending or receiving more information may contact Dana directly.
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Viji Kurup, MD
TLC Associate for Clinical Teaching Educator Development
Professor; Vice Chair for Medical Education, Anesthesiology; Section Chief, Perioperative & Adult Anesthesia, Anesthesiology
- Office
  203.785.2802
- Fax
  203.785.6664
- Appt
  203.785.2802
- Clinic Fax
  203.785.6664
- viji.kurup@yale.edu
Viji was certified by the Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers in 2018 and began her role as a TLC Associate for Clinical Teaching Educator Development. Her focus is working with clinical educators in the surgical specialties. The course she leads is offered in five to seven modules which include topics such as learning climate, communication of goals, promotion of understanding and retention, feedback, etc. Faculty interested in attending or receiving more information may contact Viji directly.
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Rachel Liu, BAO, MBBCh, FACEP, FAIUM
Associate for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Educator Development
Associate Professor Term; Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Education for YSM
- Fax
  203.785.4580
- Appt
  203.688.2222
- Clinic Fax
  203.688.3027
- rachel.liu@yale.edu
In 2019 Rachel Liu joined the TLC as our Associate for Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Educator Development. Rachel brings her expertise in Point-of-Care Ultrasound education to medical educators at Yale. She focuses on designing curricula and implementing the use of ultrasound in basic, physical and clinical science teaching to medical students. Rachel is offering courses on Point-of-Care Ultrasound for faculty with the goal of introducing educators to teaching trainees using POCUS. If you are interested in attending a POCUS course with Rachel or want more information, please contact her directly.
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Andrés S Martin, MD, MPH
Director of the Standardized Patient Program
Riva Ariella Ritvo Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Psychiatry; Medical Director, Children's Psychiatric Inpatient Service at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital; Director, Standardized Patient Program, Teaching and Learning Center; Director of Medical Studies, Yale Child Study Center, Child Study Center
- Office
  203.737.5833
- Fax
  203.785.7400
- Appt
  844.362.9272
- Clinic Fax
  203.737.5455
- andres.martin@yale.edu
As Director of the Standardized Patient Program, Andrés oversees the work of simulated patients (SPs) in the teaching of Yale Medical, Nursing and PA students as well as residents and other YNHH programs. He works with faculty to write cases for SP scenarios, working and overseeing the training and development of the actors in the Program.
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Martin Slade, MPH
TLC Associate for Statistics in Medical Education
Lecturer in Occupational Medicine
- Office
  203.785.2735
- martin.slade@yale.edu
Marty began his role as TLC Faculty Associate for Statistics in Medical Education in 2020. His focus is working with educators in the development and application of statistical methodologies to evaluate the effectiveness of medical education programs. Marty brings his expertise in statistics and research to the TLC masters students’ learning and supports their research project development and implementation. If you are interested in connecting with Marty, contact him directly.
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Peter Takizawa, PhD
TLC Associate for Educator Development
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology; Director, Medical Studies
- Office
  203.785.7183
- Fax
  203.785.7446
- peter.takizawa@yale.edu
In his role as TLC Associate for Educator Development, Pete primarily assists faculty in enhancing their lectures, creating exciting new lectures and converting existing content from lecture into interactive pedagogies. One such interactive pedagogy on which he works closely with educators is team based learning (TBL). This format requires developing content specifically created for TBL learning, understanding the various ways to present learning in this format and practice in how to facilitate the session. When YSM redesigned their curriculum, one outcome was to greatly increase the use of TBL and interactive learning in medical student education. He consults with faculty to work together to create and deliver effective and inspiring interactive education experiences for our students. Pete is available to consult or answer any questions at the contact information above.
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Thilan Wijesekera, MD, MHS
TLC Associate for Clinical Reasoning Educator Development
Assistant Professor; Director of Remediation, Yale School of Medicine; Course Director, Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making; Associate, Educator Development in Clinical Reasoning, Teaching and Learning Center; Section Leader, Interprofessional Longitudinal Clinical Experience; Advisor, Clinician Educator Distinction, Internal Medicine Residency Programs; Member, Course Review Committee
- thilan.wijesekera@yale.edu
In 2019, Thilan accepted the role of TLC Associate for Clinical Reasoning Educator Development. His focus is working with YSM educators in enhancing their skills in teaching clinical reasoning to all levels of trainees. From observations to workshops to curricula, Thilan works closely with leaders in medical education to design educator development programs to meet the specific needs of the department and trainees. If you are interested in connecting with Thilan, email him at the contact information above.
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