Speaker Introduction

Brian Mavis, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Office of Medical Education Research and Development (OMERAD) in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University.  His graduate training was in psychology, where he specialized in the evaluation of human services programs.  He is involved in a variety of student assessment and program evaluation activities, many of which focus on clinical skills acquisition and competency assessment in the preclinical curriculum.  His research interests focus on performance-based assessment as well as issues related to student selection and admissions. In 2000, he was awarded the College of Human Medicine Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award.

In 1996, Dr. Mavis launched DR-ED, a listserv for medical educators.  Currently there are over 1,100 members from 30 countries participating in this virtual community of educators interested in issues related to medical and professional education.  Dr. Mavis is currently a member of the Research in Medical Education (RIME) program planning committee for Association of American Medical Colleges.   He also a representative on the advisory committee for medical school programs of the National Board of Medical Examiners.  He has been an evaluation consultant for a variety of organizations including the American Board of Emergency Medicine, Association of Program Directors in Colon and Rectal Surgery, MSU College of Nursing, MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.