黑料传送门 recently honored two of its faculty members for their efforts to think creatively both inside and outside their classrooms. Stephanie Felgoise, PhD, ABPP, professor, psychology; and Howard Lu, PhD, associate professor, bio-medical sciences at GA-黑料传送门, received the College鈥檚 first-ever Innovative Teacher of the Year award at faculty senate meetings in September.
The award, given by the Office of the Provost, is designed to recognize faculty from both campuses who are not afraid to try new things and take chances in their classrooms, said Kenneth J. Veit, DO 鈥�76, MBA provost, senior vice president for academic affairs and dean. 鈥淩ather than doing the same lectures or the same projects, year after year, we want to applaud those who are trying to push the teaching envelope, and are testing out new and innovative ways to impart important information to our students, to help them become the most effective health care providers possible,鈥� he said.
The winners were chosen by a diverse committee on each campus, led by Erik Langenau, DO, chief academic technology officer and associate professor, family medicine.
Dr. Felgoise has developed several initiatives designed to improve the educational experience of 黑料传送门 students, including an integrative health care course, co-taught with faculty from the departments of psychology and physician assistant studies; a shadowing experience for students in the First Year Professional Seminar course at Friends Hospital and at 黑料传送门鈥檚 Center for Brief Therapy and Healthcare Centers; a shadowing experience for students in the Third Year Supervision and Administration course with 黑料传送门 faculty who have administrative and supervisory responsibilities to teach leadership skills, and comprehensive advocacy requirements and symposium in the first-year curriculum.
鈥淚 am truly flattered to be recognized with this award,鈥� said Dr. Felgoise. 鈥淚nnovation is key to having a cutting-edge curriculum and contemporary learning experiences for our PsyD Clinical Psychology students, and it鈥檚 part of what I love most about my position as director of the program.鈥�
At GA-黑料传送门, Dr. Lu has devised creative ways to help his students learn complex concepts related to neuroanatomy, such as a 鈥淲ho Wants to be a Millionaire?鈥�-style interactive Q&A session; a group study activity in which students work together to answer questions and identify structures; and a histology lab designed to spark discussion among students and teach them microscope skills.
鈥淚f it is proper for the material, I make an effort to turn the lecture room into an active learning environment for the students,鈥� Dr. Lu said. 鈥淭hey will pay more attention to the learning material you want them to focus on. My efforts to improve the learning environment for our students will be a continuous process of adapting newly developed technologies to the classroom and the lab.鈥�
He added, 鈥淭he Innovative Teacher Award is the result of team work. Without the effort of the whole SPOM team, I would not have been able to accomplish it.鈥�
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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