January 2023

ORTHOPAEDICS

CHANGE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

Featuring: Kathryn Hufmeyer, ’11 MD, ’14 GME

Kathryn Hufmeyer, ’11 MD, ’14 GME, currently clinical assistant professor at the University of Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named associate dean for curriculum, effective July 1.

Adapting Medical Education to Today’s Challenges

Kathryn Hufmeyer, MD, ’11, ’14 GME, who previously served on the faculty at Feinberg, will rejoin the medical school as associate dean for curriculum and associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective July 1. Hufmeyer received her medical degree from Feinberg and completed her residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.

“I’m excited to return to Northwestern,” Hufmeyer said. “There’s a reason I chose Northwestern for medical school and my residency. It’s an honor to join the senior educational leadership team and to be part of the innovative, cutting-edge medical education happening at Feinberg.”

Hufmeyer said she hopes to help adapt Feinberg education to meet the modern challenges of medical education, including a focus on interprofessional education, creative models of clinical education and incorporating artificial intelligence.

While at Feinberg previously, Hufmeyer received the Augusta Webster Faculty Fellowship in Educational Research and Innovation, the John X Thomas, Jr. Best Teachers of Feinberg Award and the Excellence in Teaching Award. She was also recognized for her teaching while serving as the internal medicine clerkship director at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and was recently selected as a Harvard Macy Scholar and inducted to the Richard T. Sarkin, MD, Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

​“I am delighted that Katie is returning to Feinberg to serve as the associate dean for curriculum,” said Marianne Green, MD, the Raymond H. Curry, MD, Professor of Medical Education and vice dean for education. “Katie is a creative, strategic and thoughtful educator who has a deep understanding of the challenges facing medical education today. Her passion for innovation and her commitment to student success makes her an ideal choice for this role.”

Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, the current associate dean for curriculum, will return to the faculty. Garcia earned her medical degree and master’s degree in public health from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and has served on Feinberg’s faculty since 1997. Prior to her associate dean role, Garcia was the director of Phases I and II of Feinberg’s curriculum, and served as chair of the Curriculum Renewal Steering Committee, where she led the development and implementation of Feinberg’s new curriculum, launched in 2012.

Cultivating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Hufmeyer, who previously served on the faculty at Feinberg, will rejoin the medical school as associate dean for curriculum and associate professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, effective July 1. Hufmeyer received her medical degree from Feinberg and completed her residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.

“I’m excited to return to Northwestern,” Hufmeyer said. “There’s a reason I chose Northwestern for medical school and my residency. It’s an honor to join the senior educational leadership team and to be part of the innovative, cutting-edge medical education happening at Feinberg.”

Hufmeyer said she hopes to help adapt Feinberg education to meet the modern challenges of medical education, including a focus on interprofessional education, creative models of clinical education and incorporating artificial intelligence.

While at Feinberg previously, Hufmeyer received the Augusta Webster Faculty Fellowship in Educational Research and Innovation, the John X Thomas, Jr. Best Teachers of Feinberg Award and the Excellence in Teaching Award. She was also recognized for her teaching while serving as the internal medicine clerkship director at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and was recently selected as a Harvard Macy Scholar and inducted to the Richard T. Sarkin, MD, Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

​“I am delighted that Katie is returning to Feinberg to serve as the associate dean for curriculum,” said Marianne Green, MD, the Raymond H. Curry, MD, Professor of Medical Education and vice dean for education. “Katie is a creative, strategic and thoughtful educator who has a deep understanding of the challenges facing medical education today. Her passion for innovation and her commitment to student success makes her an ideal choice for this role.”

Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, the current associate dean for curriculum, will return to the faculty. Garcia earned her medical degree and master’s degree in public health from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and has served on Feinberg’s faculty since 1997. Prior to her associate dean role, Garcia was the director of Phases I and II of Feinberg’s curriculum, and served as chair of the Curriculum Renewal Steering Committee, where she led the development and implementation of Feinberg’s new curriculum, launched in 2012.

This article is modified from one originally published in the Feinberg School of Medicine News Center on January 26, 2023. 
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Kathryn Hufmeyer, ’11 MD, ’14 GME, has been named associate dean for curriculum.​
Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH, has announced that she will step down as associate dean for curriculum.

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