About
About
The Academy for Excellence in Education aims to build an inclusive learning community of educators across the biomedical sciences and UVA Health to foster and honor educational excellence at the UVA School of Medicine.
Leadership
Dr. Shah is an Associate Professor of Medicine (GI / Transplant Hepatology) and is a Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Medical Education. He arrived at the University of Virginia to complete a transplant hepatology fellowship and stayed on faculty starting in 2009. He originally served on the task force for the creation of the organ system-based NxGen curriculum in 2010. He is currently involved in the UME curriculum as the GI system leader, a member of the curriculum committee, and as the co-chair of the pre-clerkship leadership committee. He is involved in the GME as the GI fellowship program director and as an advisor to internal medicine residents. Finally, he is involved with CME as the course director for the annual, regional UVA GI/Hepatology course. He is a Harvard Macy Institute Health Educator alumnus and is interested in the use of technology in medical education and student engagement.
Committees
Faculty and trainees can help lead the Academy by serving on one of five committees: Teaching, Educational Scholarship Membership, Educator Advancement, and Innovation. Each committee consists of two co-chairs and at-large members. Committee membership is on a volunteer basis for faculty and trainees once accepted into the AEE. More information about committee service and the work of each Academy committee is available on the Get Involved page.
Acknowledgement
The Academy is supported by the Mary M. and Charles H. Henderson MD Endowment for Faculty Excellence, which provides financial resources for us to recruit, retain, and support exceptional teaching faculty and to advance the curricular priorities of the School of Medicine.