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Founded as a part of UNC School of Medicine’s strategic plan, the Academy of Educators (AOE) has been enhancing research and scholarship towards excellence in teaching since 2006.

The Mission of the Academy is also to promote and fund curricular innovation, evidence-based curricular change and a scholarly approach to the education mission and provide a forum for education leadership and advice for the Dean, Vice Dean of Education, and Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development (FALD).

We recognize the follow Department of Medicine faculty and trainees for their recent AOE accomplishments.

Leadership Council Service 

Jen McEntee, Passing the Torch Lead
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Koyal Jain, FLAGship Program Co-Lead
Sofija Volertas
Sofija Volertas, Incoming Leadership Council Member

Awardees

Erin Finn MD
Erin Finn, Junior Faculty Award

TAR HEEL Resident-as-Teacher-Graduates

  • Emily Hollis
  • Emma Bick
  • Pranati Panuganti
  • Joseph Cornett
  • Ezra Lichtman
  • Ryanne Corder
  • Calvin Gross
  • Meredith Holt
  • Katherine Jicha
  • Stephanie Pavlovich
  • Bhumi Patak
  • Jeffrey Diamond
  • Govind Kallumkal
  • Jacob Amburn
  • Patrick Duggan
  • Hema Chagarlamudi

FLAGship (Factuly/Fellow Leadership and Growth) Graduates 

  • Arhant Rao
  • Carissa Lau-Julien
  • Christina Kahl
  • Michelle Lyman
  • Sean Gaffney
  • Isha Mehta
  • Katherine Yates
  • Kenzie Daniels
  • Kimberly Mournighan
  • Lauren Baumgardner

Newly Inducted AOE Members 

  • Jacob Amburn
  • Rebecca Bernstein
  • Hema Chagarlamudi
  • Austin Coye
  • Patrick Duggan
  • Elaina Furr
  • Calvin Gross
  • Isha Mehta
  • Christina R. Kahl
  • Govind Kallumkal
  • Michelle Lyman
  • Arhant Rao
  • Walker Redd
  • Craig Reed
  • Carissa Lau-Julien
  • Christopher Lee
  • Tiffany Long
  • Evelyn Murray
  • Katherine Yates
  • Joseph Cornett
  • Ezra Lichtman
  • Pranati Panuganti
  • Katherine Jicha