The Education Subcommittees are intended to explore and support the educational objectives and strategic initiatives led by the Education Committee. The Education Subcommittees report to the Education Committee.
Educator Development Subcommittee
- Oversee, develop and manage CHEST educator faculty development programs.
- Maintain educator faculty development curriculum.
- Solicit members to enroll in educator faculty development programs.
- Select CHEST Early Career Educator and Master Educator award recipients.
- Monitor the CHEST Educator designation (DCE) and program.
- Improve interdisciplinary offerings.
- Develop ongoing Educator Development Track.
- Evaluates course directors/chairs and faculty using established criteria and provide feedback directly.
Subcommittee Members
Chair: Mark Lavercombe, MBBS, FCCP
Vice-Chair: Kanta Velamuri, MD, MBBS, FCCP
Raed Alalawi, MD, FCCP
Abdullah Alismail, PhD, RRT, FCCP
Megan Conroy, MD, EdD, FCCP
Rania Esteitie, MD, FCCP
Saddia Faiz, MD, FCCP
Munish Luthra, MD, MBBS, FCCP
Ellen Marciniak, MD
Gretchen Winter, MD
Ex Officio: Hans Lee, MD, FCCP
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Please contact Michelle Kosobucki.
Innovations Subcommittee
- Serve as a resource to individuals and groups with new course and product ideas. Once introduced, this group vets such applications and submits to the EC for final approval and implementation.
- Conduct ongoing gap analysis.
- Provide feedback for potential proposals and needs assessments for new activities that meet defined educational need.
- Review new activity proposals, through the prioritization tool process, and provide written feedback.
- Provides peer review of the content of any newly-developed activities and provide feedback to course/chairs/faculty.
Subcommittee Members
Chair: James Town, MD
Vice Chair: Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, FCCP
Kimberly Clark, RRT, EdD
Samantha Davis, RRT, MS
Marc Feinstein, MD, FCCP
Viren Kaul, MD, FCCP
Jonathan Kurman, MD, MBA, FCCP
Deborah Jo Levine, MD, MS, FCCP
Ex Officio: Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP
For More Information
Please contact Michelle Kosobucki.
Live Learning Subcommittee
- Oversees the development of content for courses and activities across key domains across key Domain Task Forces.
- Evaluate live learning programs on an annual basis.
- Propose annual slate of courses to full Education Committee based on performance, need, and alignment with other organizational initiatives.
- Propose appropriate key performance indicators and goals to maintain and improve the quality and reach of procedural programs.
- Identify and incorporate evaluation tools (e.g., faculty debrief forms) to ensure the continuous improvement of supported programs.
- Debriefs on all activities and identify emerging gaps and needs from program outcomes and learner feedback.
- Support faculty recruitment and development efforts.
Subcommittee Members
Chair: Nicholas Pastis, MD, FCCP
Vice-Chair: Otis Rickman, DO, FCCP
Thomas DeCato, MD, FCCP
Zachary DePew, MD, FCCP
Laura Frye, MD
John Gaillard, MD, FCCP
Matthew Hegewald, MD, FCCP
Erik Osborn, MD
Craig Rackley, MD, FCCP
Brady Scott, PhD, RRT-ACCS, AE-C, FCCP
Amik Sodhi, MBBS, FCCP
Arthur Tokarzcyk, MD, FCCP
Joanne Wozniak Hudson, PC-C, MS, FCCP
Allison Wynes, ACNP, FCCP
Natalie Yip, MD
Gulrukh Zaidi, MD, FCCP
Ex Officio: Mangala Narasimhan, DO, FCCP
Clinical Simulation Oversight Director: Kevin Doerschug, MD, MS, FCCP
For More Information
Please contact Michelle Kosobucki.
Outcomes Subcommittee
- Conduct ongoing program evaluation, reviewing recurring activity outcomes and disseminating feedback.
- Facilitate debrief with course directors/chairs after an activity.
- Utilize program scorecard to identify activities for discontinuing or adapted for content or format.
- Facilitate the dissemination of key outcomes data through publication, marketing, social media, and other means.
- Strive to develop mechanisms to assess the impact of educational interventions on clinical practice and ultimately patient outcomes.
Subcommittee Members
Chair: Sandra Adams, MD, MS, FCCP
Vice-Chair: Boulos Nassar, MD, MPH
Gisela Banauch, MD, MS, FCCP
Andrea Braun, MD
Dru Claar, MD
Laura Johnson, MD, FCCP
Sarah Medrek, MD
Hitesh Patel, MD
Keith Wille, MD, MSPH
Ex-Officio: Taro Minami, MD, FCCP
For More Information
Please contact Michelle Kosobucki.
Patient Education Subcommittee
- Partner with other patient-centered organizations to identify and execute patient education materials and seeks to distribute education through multichannel programs and disease awareness campaigns that establish leadership and excellence in the area of patient education.
- Establish a clear, focused, and current strategy for patient education content development and dissemination.
- Identify CHEST members and other subject matter experts (SMEs) to potentially review new and updated materials.
- Collaborate with CHEST Education Subcommittees, CHEST Networks, trainees, and other key committees to ensure patient education is interwoven into other priorities, programs, and projects.
Subcommittee Members
Chair: David Steiger, MBChB, FCCP
Samantha D'Annunzio, MD
Mark Fenton, MD, MSc, FCCP
Ria Gripaldo, MD
Demaris Pena Evertz, MD
Jay Peters, MD, FCCP
Sarah Tapyrik, MD, FCCP
Victor Test, MD, FCCP
For More Information
Please contact Michelle Kosobucki.