Institute for Excellence in Education
About the Institute
The future Rutgers School of Medicine Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) acknowledges and develops present and future faculty educators as critical assets, innovators, scholars, and leaders. The IEE serves as a hub for advancing educational excellence, fostering collaboration, and cultivating the next generation of medical educators who will shape the future of healthcare.
Mission
The mission of the future Rutgers School of Medicine IEE is to promote the development of resilient, humanistic physicians who are prepared to distinguish themselves in medical education and innovation, patient care, service, discovery, and dissemination.
Our mission is grounded in three core pillars:
1. Professional Development of Medical Educators and Scholars
- Supporting growth of faculty as educators, innovators, and academic leaders
- Advancing educational scholarship and evidence-b‑ased teaching
- Fostering continuous professional growth across career stages
2. Cross Campus‑ Collaboration & Learning Community
- Creating a vibrant learning community that connects educators across departments and campuses
- Sharing best practices and promoting interdisciplinary approaches to medical education
- Strengthening a culture of mentorship, peer learning, and shared leadership
3. Bringing Innovation to Life & Empowering Students
- Supporting the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational innovations by providing infrastructure and guidance to turn new ideas into impactful educational outcomes
- Enhancing the professional development of students
- Encouraging student leadership and participation in curricular advancement
The IEE promotes the value of medical educators through scholarship, collaboration, professional growth, and a shared system of accountability that advances both individual achievement and school‑wide goals.
Vision
To be a nationally recognized leader in medical education—where faculty and learners thrive, innovation flourishes, and educational excellence drives the advancement of healthcare for the communities we serve.
Our vision is to cultivate an ecosystem in which:
- Medical educators are empowered, valued, and supported as scholars and leaders
- Innovations in teaching transform how learners engage, grow, and care for patients
- Collaboration across disciplines and campuses forms a unified educational community
- Students emerge as compassionate, reflective, and forward-thinking physicians ‑and medical education leaders
The Institute for Excellence in Education strives to elevate Rutgers School of Medicine as a model for academic excellence, educational stewardship, and transformative impact.
Institute for Excellence in Education
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Carol A. Terregino, MD - Director
Sarang Kim, MD - Associate Director
Christin Traba, MD - Associate DirectorJoyce Afran, MD
Cherisse Berry, MD
Sophia Chen, DO, MPH
H. Liesel Copeland, PhD
Kristen Coppola, PhD
Colleen Donovan MD
Sarah Dunn, MD
Alexis Fulks, MA
Jeremy Grachan, PhD
Malvika Kaul, PhD
Evelyn Kalyousef, MD
Robert Lebeau, EdD
Nell Maloney Patel, MD
Archana Pradhan, MD
Hanin Rashid, PhD
Rachel Rosenberg, MD
Victoria Wagner, MLIS
Shauna Williams, MD
Kei Wong, MD
Kristin Wong, MD
Naveena Yanamala, PhD