CIPHERS Welcomes Second Cohort to the Education Scholars Program

The Collaboration for InterProfessional Health Education Research & Scholarship (CIPHERS) is thrilled to welcome a dynamic cohort of 12 scholars representing multiple health professions to the second offering of its Education Scholars Program (ESP).

The cohort meets for nine intensive sessions spanning the academic year. ESP aims to create a “community of practice” that engages in exploring and applying the literature related to teaching, learning, and related scholarship.

Introducing the CIPHERS 2023-24 ESP Scholars:

  • Karen Anders, RN, MS, CPNP, professor, teaching track, College of Nursing, Washington State University
  • Cory Bolkan, PhD, associate professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University
  • Hannah Carlan, MPA, pre-clerkship assessment operations lead, Office of Accreditation, Assessment, and Evaluation, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University
  • Delaney Goulet, MD, associate program director, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University
  • Christine Hancock, MD, MS, family physician, clinical assistant professor, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University
  • Frank Jackson, DO, FAAPMR, medical director of Brain Injury Program, Providence St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Medical Center
  • Rebecca Knuth (Miller), MD, FAAP, clinical assistant professor, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University
  • Mary Lacy, MD, clerkship assessment co-director, Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University
  • Christopher Meadows, MD, physical medicine and rehabilitation, associate program director, PM&R Residency Program, medical co-director Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, diplomate, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Providence St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Medical Center
  • Jennifer Miller, PharmD, teaching assistant professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University
  • Kristi Rice, MD, pediatrics residency assistant program director, Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University
  • Sara Scott, MD, FAAEM, Clerkship Co-Director, Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University

The inaugural ESP cohort has already been busy obtaining grant funding, publishing, and making headlines. Applications for next year’s ESP cohort will be announced early in the spring. For more information, please email medicine.ciphers@wsu.edu or visit their webpage.