John Monge, MD, Assistant Professor in the Breast Imaging Division, was selected for the 2023-2024 Passing the Torch: Fostering Medical Humanism through Faculty Role Models program.
Passing the Torch is a faculty development program within the Academy of Educators that is uniquely suited to Clinician Educator faculty seeking to develop further patient care and teaching skills with a person-centered model. The program is facilitated by Jennifer McEntee, MD, MPH.
Supported by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Passing the Torch program strives to equip faculty with a variety of humanistic skills through experiential learning methods. As one of twelve participating program sites, the UNC School of Medicine is part of a larger cohort of medical institutions working toward helping faculty become better role models. Sites are in the process of evaluating program outcomes and hope to publish their learnings