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How do we teach learners to learn?
How do we assess that learning has occured?
How do we prepare medical students for learning inside the classroom, in the hospital, in clinics, and in technology-enhanced training labs?
How can we reimagine medical education for the 21st Century?
The Goal for Learners
Adaptive Expertise: acquiring the knowledge needed to successfully solve problems encountered on a regular basis, as well as new or uncommon problems that require advanced analytical skills.
The Process
Learning Science: applying principles of developmental and educational psychology to understand the most effective ways to study and learn
Biography
My mission is to ensure that any patient who seeks care in an emergency department is treated by competent, professional, and expertly-trained emergency providers.
Dr. Michael Gisondi is the inaugural Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Assistant Dean for Academic Advising at Stanford School of Medicine. He is the Principal and Founder of The Precision Education and Assessment Research Lab (The PEARL), Co-Director of the Scholarly Concentration in Medical Education, and a Distinguished Member of the Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy.
Dr. Gisondi is a medical education researcher and an expert in the application of social media in medical education. He is a member of the editorial boards of Academic Life in Emergency Medicine and International Clinician Educators Blog, and he is associate editor of the textbook, Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Gisondi is the recipient of numerous teaching awards including the National Faculty Teaching Award of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Hal Jayne Excellence in Education Award of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine recognized him as Alumnus of the Year in 2014. He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine, and earlier in his career, he served as Residency Program Director, Medical Education Scholarship Fellowship Director, and Director of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Dr. Gisondi earned his undergraduate degree with honors from The Catholic University of America and his medical doctorate from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, where he was inducted in Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed residency in emergency medicine and a fellowship in faculty development at Stanford University, where he served as chief resident. He lives in Palo Alto, California with his husband, Derek, and their daughter, Abby.