2022 TTR Symposium

Eva Aagaard, MD (click image above to view video)

Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Aagaard is the Carol B and Jerome T Loeb Professor of Medical Education, Vice Chancellor for Medical Education, and Senior Associate Dean for Education at Washington University School of Medicine. A practicing general internist, in her current leadership role, she oversees medical education across the continuum including undergraduate (UME), graduate (GME) and continuing medical education as well as allied health professional training. This includes spearheading a large-scale curriculum reform effort in the MD program and promoting the development of multiple initiatives to promote the career development and success of educators on campus. At the University of Colorado School of Medicine, she developed and served as the Founding Director of their Academy of Medical Educators. Nationally she led the development of the Society of General Internal Medicine TEACH Program. Internationally she developed the Health Education Advanced Leadership Program in Zimbabwe (HEALZ). Dr. Aagaard is a former member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Specialty Board, former Council Member for the Society of General Internal Medicine, and past co-chair of the National Board of Medical Examiners Ambulatory Care Test Development Committee and several item review committees. She served as a core member of the Milestones in Internal Medicine Writing Committee and Milestones 2.0. Her areas of interest include curriculum reform, competency-based education, and assessment, particularly as it relates to the UME to GME transition. She is passionate about mentoring, coaching, and sponsorship and speaks widely on these topics. She has won more than 15 awards for clinical excellence, teaching, and humanism in medicine, including the University of Colorado’s President’s Teaching Award, the Society of General Internal Medicine Mid-Career Mentoring Award, and the Elizabeth Gee Award for the Advancement of Women.