Kenneth W. Burchard, MD
Title(s)
Emeritus Professor of Surgery
Professor of Anesthesiology
Department(s)
Surgery
Anesthesiology
Education
Brown University, MMSC 1971
Brown University, BA 1969
U. Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, MD 1973
Programs
Academy of Master Faculty Educators
Contact Information
Dartmouth Medical School
HB 7999
Hanover NH 03755
Mentoring Information
Ken would be happy to mentor faculty in the areas of verbal communication competency, case-based studies preparation, and scripted depictions of clinical scenarios.
Biography
In the mid 1980’s Ken Burchard began his formal educational responsibilities as Surgical Clerkship Director at the Brown School of Medicine at which time he joined the fledgling Association for Surgical Education (ASE). At Brown he was engaged in educational research linked to verbal communication competency as well as Curriculum Committee efforts at curriculum revision. In the ASE he participated in the beginnings of the Lawrence surgery text and was chairman of the curriculum committee that generated a case-based study program based upon the ASE learning objectives for surgical students. At Geisel, Dr. Burchard has been Surgical Clerkship Director (1995-2012) where case-based studies as well as an oral examination were instituted. Educational research at Geisel has continued in both verbal communication competency and interpersonal skills. At both Brown and Geisel, Ken has received teaching awards from both students and residents, as well as a national recognition from the ASE.