Virginia T. Lyons, PhD
Title(s)
Associate Professor of Medical Education
Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Associate Dean for Preclinical Education
Department(s)
Medical Education
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology, BS
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, PhD
Programs
Academy of Master Faculty Educators
Contact Information
Virginia T. Lyons
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
HB#7100, Remsen 237B
Hanover NH 03755
Office: Remsen 237B
Phone: 603 646-5571
Fax: 603 650-1637
Email: virginia.lyons@dartmouth.edu
Professional Interests
Medical education and curricular design
Pedagogies that promote self-directed learning
Integration of anatomy and radiology in the medical school curriculum
Courses Taught
Course Director, Human Anatomy and Embryology (ANAT-111, ANAT-112, ANAT-114)
Cells, Tissues and Organs (ANAT-113)
Neuroscience (NEWD-115)
Longitudinal Curricular Leader for Human Anatomy and Embryology in Phase I
Biography
Virginia is a Professor of Medical Education and the Associate Dean for Preclinical Education. She received her PhD in Cell Biology and Anatomy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997. At Geisel she oversees the preclinical phase of the MD curriculum and is the longitudinal curricular leader of the anatomy and embryology content in the curriculum. Virginia was an inaugural member of two teaching academies – the UVA Academy of Distinguished Educators and the Geisel Academy of Faculty Master Educators. Her professional and research interests are in medical education and curricular design, specifically exploring innovative pedagogies and assessment methods, and promoting self-directed learning in the curriculum. Virginia serves on the Geisel Medical Education Committee and has attended numerous conferences/courses on medical education, including Principles of Medical Education (Harvard Macy Institute), A Systems Approach to Assessment (Harvard Macy Institute), Essential Skills in Medical Education (AMEE), NBME Invitational Conference for Educators and the Active Learning Institute offered by the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning.
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Lim YS, Lyons VT and Willey JM. Supporting Self-Directed Learning: Development of a Faculty Evaluation Scale. Teach Learn Med. Oct-Dec;34(5):494-503. 2022 (view details in PubMed) Lyons VT. Netter’s Essential Systems-Based Anatomy (textbook) Elsevier, Inc., 2021 Lim YS, Lyons VT and Willey JM. Supporting Self-Directed Learning: A National Needs Analysis. Med.Sci.Educ. 31, 1091–1099. 2021 (view details in PubMed) Lyons VT, Dick JF and Weinstein AR. Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine. Acad Med. Vol 95, Issue 9S, pS305-S308. 2020 (view details in PubMed) Balta JY, Harrell K, McCarthy S, Topp K, Williams JM and Lyons VT. Gross Anatomy Learning Objectives for Competency-based Undergraduate Medical Education. American Association for Anatomy, 2019 Lyons VT. Basic Science Core Discipline Curriculum, Anatomy Learning Objectives. Aquifer Sciences eds. Poznanski and Fall. Hanover, NH: Institute for Innovative Technology in Medical Education, 2018 Lyons VT. Basic Science Core Discipline Curriculum, Anatomy Core Concepts. Aquifer Sciences eds. Poznanski and Fall. Hanover, NH: Institute for Innovative Technology in Medical Education, 2015 Lyons VT and McNulty NJ. Human Anatomy Learning Modules. http://anatomy.host.dartmouth.edu/HAE/index.html |
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