Health Educators and Academic Leaders
The Health Educators & Academic Leaders curriculum provides a foundation in best teaching practices, educational scholarship and academic leadership to UNMC's health professionals in training.
HEAL is the first competency-based interprofessional health educator track in the nation. With involvement from many UNMC colleges and departments, HEAL is designed to allow health professional trainees the opportunity to develop essential skills as educators before transitioning into their careers.
Objectives & Overview
- To facilitate clinical educator excellence through mentorship, coaching and self-determined learning
- To foster an interprofessional community of practice among health professionals in training
- To develop future leaders, scholars and change agents in health professions education
The HEAL curriculum is divided into two tiers to accommodate variability in learner interest, career aspirations, and time.
- The Foundations program includes four 1-credit courses comprised of a series of seminar-workshops, faculty mentorship, relevant readings, and contributions toward a teaching portfolio.
- The Advanced program adds three asynchronous courses from the Masters of Health Professions Teaching and Technology program. Upon completion, participants will have earned the program’s Professional Certificate (12 MS credits).
“Their dedication to fostering an effective learning environment and individualized approach to teaching made them invaluable mentors in my medical education. The HEAL program played a pivotal role in my professional development and will continue to shape my growth as a future physician.”
Application Information
Applications for the 2025 HEAL cohort are due March 20, 2025. Apply here.
Inquiries about application fee waivers can be emailed to Jill McIntosh-Carnes but must be done before you submit payment through the application link. A limited number of vouchers are available each year to offset this fee.
Program Coordinator: Jill McIntosh-Carnes
Current Health Educators and Academic Leaders
Nabil Al-Kourainy, MD
Infectious Diseases Fellow
Brett Begley, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Teddy Black, MD
Anesthesiology HOIII
Conor Dass, MD
Emergency Medicine HOIII
Moe Eliliwi, MD
Pulmonary Fellow
Annie Pearson, MD
Emergency Medicine HOII
Elizabeth Reiche, DO
Emergency Medicine HOIII
Jonathan Ryder, MD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Associate Medical Director, Infection Control and Epidemiology
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Deb Wekesa, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Nick Yeutter, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Jose Zamora-Sifuentes, DO
Allergy & Immunology Fellow
Austin Barry, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Madeline Cloonan, MD
General Surgery Resident
Nosakhare Edogun, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Alexandra Fiedler, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Gabriel Garbin, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Evangeline Green, DO
Internal Medicine Resident
Kayla Heidbrink
Pediatrics Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Tyler Larson, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Jen Legino
Pediatrics Neonatology Fellow
Annie Nyffler, DO
Emergency Medicine Resident
Pranav Renavikar, MBBS
Pathology Resident
RemyGrace Sass, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Rachel Sundman, DO
Family Medicine Resident
Evan Symons, DO
Pediatrics Hospitalist Fellow
Jonathan Trinh, MD
Internal Medicine Resident
Paul Witt, MD
Pediatrics Resident
Tristen Zimmerman, MD
Emergency Medicine Resident
Cory Rohlfsen, MD
HEAL Track Leadership