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Geisinger Academy of Educators inducts new members and bestows awards

Geisinger Academy of Educators held its second induction and advancement ceremony in October. Educators from across the system gathered to celebrate the first members of the Academy to receive Excellence in Education Awards who were (from left to right):

Stephen Voyce, MD, chief of cardiology at Geisinger Community Medical Center for the Geisinger Heart Institute and director of clinical cardiology research, who was also selected as an inaugural inductee to the Geisinger Internal Medicine Residency Faculty Honor Roll for contributions to teaching and mentorship.

Youngjin Cho, MS, PhD, assistant professor of immunology in the Department of Medical Education.

Jodie Reider, MD, associate program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program and codirector of the Internal Medicine Residency Clinician Educator Track.

Mark F. Olaf, DO, FACEP, vice chair of education for emergency medicine and associate regional dean for Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and distinguished fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians Teaching Fellowship.

Excellent communication, key to provider effectiveness, honed in simulation programs

Dan Davis, PhD, chief bioethics officer and professor and director, Center for Translational Bioethics and Health Care Policy interacts with a standardized patient. Geisinger’s Healthcare Communication Program team builds training programs that simulate the many different kinds of sensitive conversations — from acknowledging error to delivering bad news — that medical teams engage in every day.