The Department of Medical Education is an academic department that provides a wide range of educational services and consultations to faculty and curricular units. Its major research and development programs are in the areas of educational outcomes, problem-based learning in education, performance-based assessment of professional competence, distance learning, educational technology, communication and cognitive science. Besides a full-time faculty, there are faculty with educational interests in many other departments in the School that have adjunct and cross-appointments in the department. The faculty of this department is willing to work with any faculty interested in any kind of educational development or research.

Faculty Listing

Debra Klamen, M.D., MHPE (217) 545-7932
Professor and Chair

Nicole Roberts, Ph.D. (217) 545-9502
Director, Academy for Scholarship in Education
Assistant Professor in the Dept of Medical Education

Elizabeth Dawson, Ph.D. (217) 545-8049
Research Professor

Linda Distlehorst, Ph.D. (217) 545-8049
Research Professor

Timothy Koschmann, Ph.D. (217) 545-6843
Associate Professor

Research and Statistics

Jerry Colliver, Ph.D. (217) 545-4967
Professor, Statistical and Research Consulting

Mindy Conlee-Stevens, (217) 545-7765
Editorial Writer for Teaching and Learning in Medicine Journal

Stephen Markwell, MA (217) 545-0092
Research Assistant Professor,Statistical and Research Consulting

Randy Robbs, MBA (217) 545-0091
Research Instructor, Statistical and Research Consulting

Steven Verhulst, Ph.D. (217) 545-4418
Research Professor, Statistical and Research Consulting Director