SPEAKERS:
Cathleen C. Pettepher, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry
Professor of Medical Education & Administration
Assistant Dean of Medical Student Assessment
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Cathleen C. Pettepher, PhD, is Professor of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She co-leads the Foundations of Medical Knowledge Phase and has oversight of the fully integrated basic science pre-clerkship phase of Vanderbilt’s Medical Curriculum 2.0. She also serves as director of Anatomy, with oversight of the teaching of anatomical sciences across all four years of the medical school curriculum. As Assistant Dean for Medical Student Assessment, she oversees the evaluation of student academic and professional development across all four years of the curriculum and helps students with the transition into and challenges associated with medical school.
Dr. Pettepher co-directs the Human Blueprint and Architecture block of Curriculum 2.0, directs the Cell and Tissue Biology Laboratory, and serves as one of three senior anatomists in the Gross Anatomy Laboratory. She is designated as a master science teacher and is a member of Vanderbilt’s Academy for Excellence in Education. She has received numerous awards for teaching and curricular design, including the 2019 AOA Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the AAMC. Her scholarly focus is on learning styles and their effects on study strategies and time management skills and the value of peer assessments in professional growth and development. She has mentored many individuals at all different levels of training and most appreciates the collegiality and career support that is abundant at Vanderbilt.
Neil Osheroff, PhD, FAMEE
Professor of Biochemistry
John G. Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry
Professor of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Neil Osheroff is Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and holds the John G. Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry. In addition to running his research laboratory, he was one of four faculty members tasked with developing and implementing the pre-clerkship phase of the medical curriculum as part of a major revision in 2013. He currently co-leads the Foundations of Medical Knowledge Phase, has oversight of the fully integrated basic science pre-clerkship phase of Vanderbilt’s Medical Curriculum 2.0, and chairs the pre-clerkship teaching team. He also co-directs the Human Blueprint and Architecture block of Curriculum 2.0, which is the first scientific block of the pre-clerkship phase. He is a Past-Director of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Academy for Excellence in Education and chairs the Master Science Teachers, who are working to integrate foundational and clinical sciences across the medical school curriculum.
Outside of Vanderbilt, Dr. Osheroff is a Past-President of the Association of Biochemistry Educators and serves as the Immediate Past-President of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE). He has received awards for mentoring, teaching, curricular design, educational leadership and service, and promoting diversity and inclusion, including the 2019 IAMSE Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Education Scholarship. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Medical Education in Europe. He has published >275 papers and has presented ~400 scientific and educational talks in 37 different countries.