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Jack L. Maatsch - Visiting Scholar in Medical Education Fund

Purpose The purpose of the Jack L. Maatsch Visiting Scholar in Medical Education Fund is to stimulate and support interaction around ideas and projects in medical education, with primary focus on the development and assessment of clinical competence related to the full span of professional training. The program will accomplish this purpose through its support of visiting scholars to OMERAD in the College of Human Medicine and periodic sponsored presentations at national medical education conferences. Distinguished visiting scholars will provide a broader perspective from which faculty, students, and others may view their work, providing insights and experiences from other outstanding centers of medical education research and development.

Jack L. Maatsch Jack served as a professor in OMERAD from 1971 to 1980. He collaborated in and led a series of projects focused on the application of instructional theory and technologies, especially simulation technology, to teaching and assessment in medicine. In the mid-1970's Jack collaborated with the American College of Emergency Physicians in the development of a criterion-referenced specialty certification examination. This was the start of a collaboration in research and development, which he led over a period of almost fifteen years. He served as director of OMERAD from 1980 until 1989, broadening the range of activities of the office and stimulating significant research and service projects within the College of Human Medicine and the University. He retired in 1990.

Contributions to the Fund The Jack L. Maatsch Visiting Scholar in Medical Education is supported by an endowed fund, established by Dr. Maatsch's family members, many friends, and colleagues to recognize and thank him for his many years of leadership and service to medical education. Continued support of the Jack L. Maatsch Visiting Scholar in Medical Education will help to enrich the program by enabling the expansion of the lectureships, seminars, and consultations offered, and by safeguarding against the effects of inflation on a program in which travel costs predominate. To pledge your commitment to the Visiting Scholar in Medical Education or to receive further information, please contact: Office of Development College of Human Medicine A-102 East Fee Hall Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1316 Telephone: (517) 353-5153 Contributions should be made payable to Michigan State University, designated for the Jack L. Maatsch Visiting Scholar in Medical Education, and directed to the same address.

2007 Visiting Scholar William McGaghie, Ph.D. Awarding the Maatsch Medical Education Scholar to William McGaghie continues our tradition of honoring the legacy of Jack L. Maatsch’s contributions to medical education.  The Maatsch Scholar program works toward that purpose by stimulating and supporting interaction in medical education, with a primary focus on the development and assessment of clinical competence in the training of physicians, through the insights and experience of nationally recognized leaders and scholars.  Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. McGaghie has written many articles in the field of medical education.  We welcome William McGaghie as a Maatsch Visiting Scholar. William McGaghie is the Jacob R. Suker Professor of Medical Education and Professor of Preventive Medicine in the Augusta Webster, MD, Office of Medical Education at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. Dr McGaghie’s areas of research and publication include simulation in medical education for learning and assessment. Presentation title: “Advances in Simulation-Based Medical Education and Research” Dr. McGaghie’s presentation was given at the annual meeting of the American Association of Medical Colleges in Washington, D.C. on November 6, 2007. You may download a PDF copy of Dr. McGaghie’s presentation here
2006-2007 Visiting Scholar Brian Hodges, M.D., Med, FRCPC Awarding the Maatsch Medical Education Scholar to Brian Hodges continues our tradition of honoring the legacy of Jack L. Maatsch’s contributions to medical education.  The Maatsch Scholar program works toward that purpose by stimulating and supporting interaction in medical education, with a primary focus on the development and assessment of clinical competence in the training of physicians, through the insights and experience of nationally recognized leaders and scholars.  Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Hodges has written many articles in the field of medical education.  He is also pursuing a doctorate in education, aiming to defend his thesis in early 2007.  It is especially appropriate, then, to welcome Brian Hodges as a Maatsch Visiting Scholar. Brian Hodges is the Director of the Donald R. Wilson Center for Research in Education at the University Health Network and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, both at the University of Toronto.  Dr. Hodges’ current areas of research and publication include performance-based assessment, expertise and self-assessment of competence and the sociology of health professionals. Presentation title: “Far Horizons: Extending the Landscapes of Assessment” Dr. Hodges’ presentation was given at Michigan State University. You may download a pdf copy of Dr. Hodge's presentation here.
2005-2006 Visiting Scholar Mark Albanese, Ph.D. The naming of Mark Albanese as the Jack Maatsch Scholar in Medical Education continues our tradition of honoring the legacy of Jack Maatsch in medical education.  The Maatsch Scholar Program works toward that purpose by stimulating and supporting reflection and innovation in medical education, with a primary focus on the development and assessment of clinical competence in the training of physicians, through the insights and experience of nationally recognized leaders and scholars.  In Mark Albanese’s distinguished career, he has continued to provide leadership for innovative and rigorous medical education and assessment. Mark Albanese is Professor of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin Medical School.  He received the national John P. Hubbard award from the National Board of Medical Examiners for “excellence in the field of evaluation in medicine.”  Dr. Albanese holds a critical role in the Best Evidence Medical Education Consortium.  He is the author of over 100 articles in medical education.  His published research includes work in: the effectiveness of problem-based learning; medical education assessment and evaluation; assessing health care outcomes; application of continuous quality improvement to curriculum management; and patient-physician interaction and its relationship to treatment outcomes. Presentation:  The Rise of Competencies: Implications for Assessment in Medical Education Dr Albanese’s presentation was held on May 19, 2005 at Michigan State University.
2001-2002 Visiting Scholar Susan Block, M.D. The award of the Maatsch Medical Education Scholar to Susan D. Block continues our tradition of honoring the legacy of Jack Maatsch to medical education   The Maatsch Scholar Program works toward that purpose by stimulating and supporting interaction in medical education, with a primary focus on the development and assessment of clinical competence in the training of physicians, through the insights and experience of nationally recognized leaders and scholars.  Through her distinguished career, Susan Block, M.D, has continued to provide leadership for innovative and rigorous medical education and assessment.  Please join us in welcoming Susan Block as the 2002 Maatsch Scholar in Medical Education. Susan D. Block is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  She is the Chief of the Adult Psychosocial Oncology Program at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  A common theme in her work as an instructor and researcher is the development and assessment of humanism and compassion in physicians.  The scholarship and training programs with which she has been associated are respected for their rigor, and renowned for their focus on issues that matter.  Her work assessing medical training programs extends from the undergraduate program of the New Pathway at Harvard Medical School, the “chilly climate” for primary care facing the Generalist Physician Initiative, and national faculty development programs to develop leaders in end-of-life care. Her most recent work reflects her ability to reflect on the hidden curriculum shaping care competencies we model, through an inter-institutional study examining physicians’ emotional reactions to their patients’ deaths. Presentation: The Role of Assessment in Medical Education Reform Presented on November 10, 2002 at the AAMC annual meeting in San Francisco.
2000-2001 Visiting Scholar Louise Arnold, Ph.D. The award of the Maatsch Medical Education Scholar to Louise Arnold continues our tradition of honoring the legacy of Jack L. Maatsch’s contributions to medical education.  The Maatch Scholar program works toward that purpose by stimulating and supporting interaction in medical education, with a primary focus on the development and assessment of clinical competence in the training of physicians, through the insights and experience of nationally recognized leaders and scholars. Through her long and distinguished career, Louise Arnold has continued to provide leadership for key conceptual and collaborative approaches to medical education.  It is especially appropriate, then, to welcome Louise Arnold as the 2000-2001 Maatsch Visiting Scholar in Medical Education. Dr. Louise Arnold is Professor and Associate Dean in the school of Medicine at the University of Missouri.  Although Louise’s contributions to medical education and its assessment cover an extensive scope, we welcome this opportunity to focus on her timely and substantive work in the assessment of professional behavior in medical education.  Louise has led and contributed to work in the assessment of professional behavior for key national and professional medical education organizations. Presentation: Assessing Professional Behavior Dr. Arnold’s presentation was held at Michigan State University on May 14, 2001. You may download a pdf copy of Dr. Arnold's paper here.
1999-2000 Visiting Scholar Geoff Norman received his Ph.D. in nuclear physics in 1971 and subsequently an M.A. in educational psychology from Michigan State University. He has been on faculty since 1977 and is now a full professor in epidemiology and biostatistics, and Assistant Dean for Educational Research. His primary research focus is the psychology of clinical reasoning. A secondary interest is measurement theory, with specific application to student assessment. He is the author of 10 books and over 150 research articles. He won the Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1989, the President's Award for Excellence in Education awarded by McMaster University in 1994, the Best Paper Award of Division I, AERA in 1996, the Award for Excellence of the Canadian Association for Medical Education in 1997, the Distinguished Scholar Award of the American Educational Research Association, Division I, in 2000. He presently holds a Canada Research Chair. Dr. Norman's presentation, held as part of the AAMC annual meeting in Washington, DC, was titled The Epistemology of Clinical Diagnosis: Insights from Philosophy, Cognition and Neuroscience. The discussant for this presentation was Arthur Elstein.
1998-1999 Visiting Scholar Arthur Elstein, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois, Chicago is one of our foremost authorities on physicians' judgment and decision-making. While a professor and Director of OMERAD, in the 1970's, Dr. Elstein coauthored Medical Problem Solving, a book that provides the basis for much of contemporary understanding of the character of diagnostic reasoning. In subsequent work, both at MSU and Chicago, Dr. Elstein and colleagues gained additional insights into clinical work, and have sought to create supports that will help clinicians avoid typical errors of intuitive decision-making. Jack Maatsch and Arthur Elstein provided support and consultations on each other's projects, as needed, in the 1970's. Arthur Elstein's standards of scholarship and critical insights into clinical thought processes have made him a valued collaborator and a powerful teacher. A large audience of colleagues and friends filled the Patenge Room to listen to Dr. Elstein's talk on Clinical Decision Making: Reflections and Concerns from a Long Career.
1997-1998 Visiting Scholar Georges Bordage, M.D., Ph.D., was the Maatsch Visiting Scholar for 1997-98. Dr. Bordage, professor in the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois, Chicago, is one of a small number of scholars who define our current understanding of physicians' clinical reasoning. In the late 1980's he played a central role in a major revision of the Canadian licensure examination for physicians, applying insights from research on clinical reasoning. His studies of clinical reasoning extend back to his Ph.D. dissertation in Educational Psychology at MSU and work done during a Fellowship at OMERAD during the late 1970's. Jack Maatsch was one of Georges Bordage's mentors during that period. Dr. Bordage's warmth and liveliness are apparent in his presentations. As the Maatsch visiting scholar, he spoke on Clinical Reasoning and Knowledge Organization: Implications for Learning and Assessment, which was followed by a reception in the Patenge Room.
1996-1997 Visiting Scholar Dr. David B. Swanson was the Maatsch Visiting Scholar for 1996-97. Dr. Swanson, Senior Evaluation Officer and Director of USMLE Step 1 at the National Board of Medical Examiners, is nationally recognized in the field of medical assessment. Dr. Swanson's empirical insights have framed our understanding of the assessment of clinical competence. He has been particularly adept at summarizing large areas of research and translating complex findings in ways that make their meaning clear to medical educators. Dr. Swanson's disposition to array data to test assessment assumptions, and the breadth and practicality of his interests, made it particularly appropriate that David Swanson initiated the connection between the Jack L. Maatsch Visiting Scholarship and the Research in Medical Education (R.I.M.E.) sessions of the Association of American Medical Colleges. (The Maatsch Scholar will participate in the R.I.M.E. sessions every three years.) David Swanson's address, Assessment of Clinical Competence: Where We've Been and Where We Might Want to Go, was presented to a standing-room-only audience during the core of the R.I.M.E. sessions.
1995-1996 Visiting Scholar The inaugural Jack Maatsch Visiting Scholar in Medical Education was Lee Shulman, Ducommon Professor of Education at Stanford University. He gave a public presentation entitled Accomplishing and Assessing Professional Competence: Tales from Medicine and Teaching in the ballroom of the University Club at Michigan State University, which was preceded by a brief reception. In a distinguished and productive career, Professor Shulman has directed studies that illuminate the development and assessment of competence in medicine and teaching. Those who were associated with the College of Human Medicine or the College of Education before he left MSU in 1982 will remember what a stimulating and insightful colleague Lee Shulman is.