2011 - UCSF School of Medicine - University of California, San ...

UCSF Education Day 2011Keynote AddressUse of Medical Education Researchto Improve Patient Care QualityDiane B. Wayne, MDDr. Wayne is passionate about linking education toimproved quality of care. In this lecture she will discussspecific examples of medical education research astranslational science and features of highly successfuleducational research programs.Dr. Wayne is a clinician-educator at Northwestern University. She is the Vice Chair ofEducation in the Department of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Medicine. Shehas been the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director since 2001. During hertenure she has focused on enhancing the national reputation of Northwestern's internalmedicine training programs and developing medical education research programs in thedepartment. Her other commitment has been to promoting diversity. For the past twoyears, more than 20 percent of incoming interns in the Department of Medicine havebeen from groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine. Dr. Wayne's researchinterests include simulation-based education, standard setting and competencyassessment of students, residents and fellows.Dr. Wayne has received numerous awards, including the 2007 National Award forMedical Education Scholarship from the Society of General Internal Medicine and the2007 Thomas Hale Ham Award for New Investigators from the Research in MedicalEducation Committee (RIME) of the AAMC. She was a 2010 recipient of the ParkerPalmer "Courage to Teach" National Program Director Award from the AccreditationCouncil of Graduate Medical Education. She has been a Deputy Editor of the Journal ofGeneral Internal Medicine since 2006.University of California, San Francisco • School of Medicine 5