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David Irby, PhD

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David M. Irby, PhD is a professor emeritus of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and a senior scholar in the Center for Faculty Educators at UCSF. From 1997-2011, he served as vice dean for education and director of the Office of Medical Education in the UCSF School of Medicine. In addition, he was a senior scholar at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where he co-directed a national study on the professional preparation of physicians that culminated in the 2010 publication: Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency. From 1972-1997, he was on the faculty of the University of Washington Department of Medical Education.

Over the past 40 years, his research has focused on clinical teaching (identifying and evaluating the characteristics, knowledge, reasoning, and actions of distinguished clinical teachers in medicine), faculty development, and curriculum change.

For his research and leadership in academic medicine, he has received awards from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Board of Medical Examiners among others.

He earned a doctorate in education from the University of Washington in 1977, a Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in 1970, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in academic administration at Harvard Medical School in 1983.
Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Post doctoral Fellowship, 1983 - Medical School Leadership, Harvard Medical School
PhD, 1977 - Education, University of Washington
MDiv, 1970 - Religion, Union Theological Seminary
BA, 1966 - History and Religion, Graceland University
Honors and Awards
AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, 2011 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2010 Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, for substantial research accomplishments, American Educational Research Association, 2009 The John E. Chapman Medal Award, for transformative contributions to biomedical education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2007 Distinguished Service Award, Graceland University, 2006 The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, University of California, San Francisco, 2005 Daniel C. Tosteson Award for Leadership in Medical Education, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2004 John P. Hubbard Award, for distinguished contributions to research on evaluation of medicine, National Board of Medical Examiners, 2001 Distinguished Scholar Award, American Educational Research Association, Division I Professions Education, 1997
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