Arianne Teherani, PhD is Professor of Medicine, Director of Program Evaluation and Education Continuous Quality Improvement for UCSF School of Medicine, and Founding Co-Director University of California, Center for Climate Health and Equity. Arianne’s research has informed global conversations, research, and policies on equity and social justice in education and education for climate change and health. Arianne’s research into how educational disparities are perpetuated by learning environment practices has shifted how medical schools thinks about and act on inequities. Her research identifies and addresses the role of accepted assessment and learning environment practices in perpetuating disparities. She has led studies on interventions aimed at creating equity and she has led the development of novel evidence-based model for equitable assessment in the clinical setting. Additionally, Arianne’s research has positioned education as a core solution to the climate change and health crisis and has established globally utilized competencies, knowledge, and practice. She has examined the outcomes of successful endeavors to train practicing clinicians to educate their students and patients about climate-health impacts and climate justice. Arianne has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters and work has been featured in venues such as National Public Radio, KTVU, Market Watch, and the Huffington Post. She was the recipient of the UCSF Faculty Sustainability Award and the UC Sustainability Champion Award. Arianne was named the Faculty Climate Action Champion - an award given to one faculty member at each University of California campus in recognition of their contribution to the mission of sustainability. 

David Cook is Professor of Medicine and Medical Education in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Director of Education Science in the Mayo Office of Applied Scholarship and Education Science; Research Chair for the Mayo Multidisciplinary Simulation Center; a practicing physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of complex medicine problems; a Deputy Editor for the journal Medical Education; and an Editorial board member for the journal Simulation in Healthcare. He received a B.S. in chemistry from Utah State University and an M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then came to the Mayo Clinic for residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in General Internal Medicine, and joined the staff in 2004. He also completed a Master degree in Health Professions Education through the University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Medical Education.

Dr. Cook's research interests include the theory and design of online learning and other educational technologies, the quality of medical education research methods and reporting, clinical reasoning, and assessment of clinical performance. He has developed and studied multiple online courses for residents and medical students, conducted numerous systematic reviews, and published over 230 journal articles and book chapters on medical education topics. His h-index is 85 (meaning he has published 85 papers that have each been cited 85 times).

Honors include the Mayo Clinic "Distinguished Educator Award" (Mayo's highest award in education; 2021) and the Society of Simulation in Healthcare "Researcher of the Year Award" (2023). He serves as executive secretary to regional leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He and his wife Jennifer are the parents of 5 incredibly wonderful children.

David Cook is Professor of Medicine and Medical Education in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Director of Education Science in the Mayo Office of Applied Scholarship and Education Science; Research Chair for the Mayo Multidisciplinary Simulation Center; a practicing physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of complex medicine problems; a Deputy Editor for the journal Medical Education; and an Editorial board member for the journal Simulation in Healthcare. He received a B.S. in chemistry from Utah State University and an M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then came to the Mayo Clinic for residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in General Internal Medicine, and joined the staff in 2004. He also completed a Master degree in Health Professions Education through the University of Illinois at Chicago - Department of Medical Education.

Dr. Cook's research interests include the theory and design of online learning and other educational technologies, the quality of medical education research methods and reporting, clinical reasoning, and assessment of clinical performance. He has developed and studied multiple online courses for residents and medical students, conducted numerous systematic reviews, and published over 230 journal articles and book chapters on medical education topics. His h-index is 85 (meaning he has published 85 papers that have each been cited 85 times).

Honors include the Mayo Clinic "Distinguished Educator Award" (Mayo's highest award in education; 2021) and the Society of Simulation in Healthcare "Researcher of the Year Award" (2023). He serves as executive secretary to regional leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He and his wife Jennifer are the parents of 5 incredibly wonderful children.

Dr. Cayla R. Teal is the Associate Dean for Assessment and Evaluation and an Education Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health at the University of Kansas School of Medicine (KUSOM).  Dr. Teal received her B.A. degree in Chemistry from William Jewell College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Community/Clinical Psychology from Wichita State University, with emphases in applied research methods and psychometrics. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Health Services Research at the Center of Innovation in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety at the Michael E. DeBakey Houston VA Medical Center.  She served as the Director of Educational Evaluation and Research at Baylor College of Medicine and an Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Dean for Evaluation and Assessment at Texas A&M College of Medicine prior to coming to KUSOM.  Dr. Teal is responsible for the assessment of student performance in and program evaluation of the KUSOM’s curriculum and a member of its continuous quality improvement team.  She is a mixed-methods medical education researcher, an Associate Editor for Medical Education Online, a Deputy Editor for Teaching and Learning in Medicine, teaching faculty for AAMC Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) program, and a 2022 AMA Scholar in Health Systems Science.  Dr. Teal recently completed her two-year term as the national chair for the Medical Education Scholarship, Research and Evaluation (MESRE) section at the AAMC’s Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) and serves as the Treasurer for the Society of Directors of Research in Medical Education (SDRME). 

Carol Hodgson, MS, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor with tenure in Pediatrics, the former J. Alan Gilbert Chair in Medical Education Research, Director of the IDEAS Office, and directs the Teaching Scholars Program at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and the Teaching Scholars Program in the Alberta Institute with Wenzhou Medical University.  She received a Master of Science degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Riverside and a doctorate in Education at UCLA.  Before entering the field of medical education in 1992, she was a researcher in preventive medicine at the University of Southern California.  She has been an Assessor for the World Federation for Medical Education since 2013. Dr. Hodgson actively mentors numerous faculty members and residents.  She is an expert in curriculum design, program evaluation, assessment, health professions educational research, faculty development, and medical school accreditation.  Dr. Hodgson’s research focuses in the areas of professionalism, program evaluation, cancer education, and training for better care of people with disabilities.

Dr. Katie Huggett is the Robert Larner Professor in Medical Education, Director of the Teaching Academy, and Assistant Dean at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. As Director of the Teaching Academy, Dr. Huggett leads and develops faculty development programs to support inclusive teaching, assessment, curricular design, mentoring, and educational leadership. She leads medical education research activities and works with faculty to foster educational scholarship. Her research and publications address academic program quality, curricular innovation, interprofessional education, and mentoring. She is co-editor of the book, An Introduction to Medical Teaching: The Foundations of Curriculum Design, Delivery, and Assessment, now in its third edition.

Christopher J. Mooney, PhD, MPH, MA is Assistant Professor in the Division Of General Medicine and holds joint appointments in the Departments of Health Humanities and Bioethics and Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester. He is Director of Assessment and Director of the Medical Education Pathway in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Director of Education Research and Scholarship in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Mooney is chair of the NEGEA Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation (MESRE) Section and Chair of the AAMC’s Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) program. In these roles, Dr. Mooney collaborates with teams of educators, learners, scientists, and clinicians to study education and health outcomes.

Arianne Teherani, PhD is Professor of Medicine, Director of Program Evaluation and Education Continuous Quality Improvement for UCSF School of Medicine, and Founding Co-Director University of California, Center for Climate Health and Equity. Arianne’s research has informed global conversations, research, and policies on equity and social justice in education and education for climate change and health. Arianne’s research into how educational disparities are perpetuated by learning environment practices has shifted how medical schools thinks about and act on inequities. Her research identifies and addresses the role of accepted assessment and learning environment practices in perpetuating disparities. She has led studies on interventions aimed at creating equity and she has led the development of novel evidence-based model for equitable assessment in the clinical setting. Additionally, Arianne’s research has positioned education as a core solution to the climate change and health crisis and has established globally utilized competencies, knowledge, and practice. She has examined the outcomes of successful endeavors to train practicing clinicians to educate their students and patients about climate-health impacts and climate justice. Arianne has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters and work has been featured in venues such as National Public Radio, KTVU, Market Watch, and the Huffington Post. She was the recipient of the UCSF Faculty Sustainability Award and the UC Sustainability Champion Award. Arianne was named the Faculty Climate Action Champion - an award given to one faculty member at each University of California campus in recognition of their contribution to the mission of sustainability.