Saumil Chudgar, MD, MS, assistant professor of medicine in the Hospital Medicine Program and the Division of General Internal Medicine, has agreed to serve as director of undergraduate medical education for the Department effective July 1, Mary Klotman, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, announced today.
"Saumil has distinguished himself as an enthusiastic advocate of excellence in medical education with a remarkable ability to connect with medical students," said Dr. Klotman. "In fact, the medical students have honored him three years in a row with their Duke Medicine Golden Apple Award for Clinical Science Faculty."
Dr. Chudgar is the course director for the Clinical Skills Course he designed as a requirement for all Duke second-year medical students. He is course director for the Effective Clinical Teaching elective, and the assistant course director for the Capstone Course for fourth-year students. For his efforts, Chudgar received a 2013 Practice Course Professionalism Award.
Chudgar earned his M.D. and completed his internal medicine residency here at Duke before joining the faculty in 2008. He earned his M.S. in medical education leadership from the University of New England last year. His research interests include medical education, curriculum development, effective teaching methods, assessment of clinical skills and simulation.
Chudgar currently serves as associate director of undergraduate medical education. He will step up to the director role as Jane Gagliardi, MD, MHS, assumes the position of vice chair of education and program director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. My thanks to Jane for her years of outstanding service to the Department of Medicine.
Open position
After July 1, the associate director of UME position will be open.
Dr. Klotman welcomes interested faculty candidates able to dedicate 10-15% of your effort to working with Dr. Chudgar and the Department's education leadership team. This position assists in the oversight of UME activities with a particular focus on sub-internships.
Please contact Klotman directly with your interest and CV.