Eva Aagaard, MD

Biography

Eva Aagaard, MD, FACP is the Carol B and Jerome T Loeb Professor of Medical Education, Vice Chancellor for Medical Education, and Senior Associate Dean for Education at Washington University School of Medicine. A practicing general internist, in her current leadership role, she oversees medical education across the continuum including undergraduate (UME), graduate (GME) and continuing medical education as well as allied health professional and graduate training. This includes spearheading a large-scale curriculum reform effort in the MD program and promoting the development of multiple initiatives to promote the career development and success of educators on campus. Nationally she led development of the Society of General Internal Medicine TEACH Program. Internationally she developed the Health Education Advanced Leadership Program in Zimbabwe (HEALZ).

Dr. Aagaard is a former member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Specialty Board, former Council Member for the Society of General Internal Medicine and participates actively with the National Board of Medical Examiners as a reviewer for licensing exam content. She served as a core member of the Milestones in Internal Medicine Writing Committee and Milestones 2.0, leading to the Next Accreditation System at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Her areas of interest include curriculum reform, competency-based education and assessment, particularly as it relates to the UME to GME transition. She is passionate about mentoring, coaching and sponsorship and speaks widely on these topics. She has won more than 15 awards for clinical excellence, teaching, and humanism in medicine, including the University of Colorado’s President’s Teaching Award, the Society of General Internal Medicine Mid-Career Mentoring Award, and the Elizabeth Gee Award for the Advancement of Women.