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Medical School - Palliative Care Education Project 2009-10

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The Medical College of Wisconsin is the grantee institution.

 

David E. Weissman, MD, Project Director--Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Medical College of Wisconsin Palliative Care Center. He is Board Certified in Medical Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In 1995 Dr. Weissman was awarded a Faculty Scholar Award in Death Education from the Project on Death in America. From 1997-2004 Dr. Weissman directed the National Residency End of Life Education Project, helping 390 residency programs develop a palliative care curriculum. In 2003, e MCW Palliative Care Program was designated as one of six Palliative Care Leadership Center’s by the Center to Advance Palliative Care. Dr. Weissman is co-director of EPERC, End-of-Life Palliative Education Resource Center.

 

 

Judi Rehm, Project Manager--Ms. Rehm is an Education Project Manager in the Department of Educational Services for the Medical College of Wisconsin (this office coordinates MCW undergraduate medical education activities). Ms. Rehm has served as the project director for EPERC since inception in 1999 (End-of-Life/Palliative Education Resource Center). She is also director for online learning for MCW’s palliative care educational programs. Ms. Rehm has worked on multiple facets of medical education projects at both the medical school and residency level with particular emphasis on curriculum development, on-line learning, and other computer applications in medical education.

 
Deborah E. Simpson, PhD, Educational Specialist--Associate Dean for Education Support and Evaluation at MCW. Dr. Simpson has worked with Dr. Weissman as co-director of EPERC and other palliative care education initiatives. Dr. Simpson is well known nationally through her work with numerous national education organizations. Her special areas of emphasis are faculty development, instructional design, and outcomes measurement. Dr. Simpson will serve as consultant to assist in medical school recruitment, data management, and evaluation