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Lowell Tong, MD - Contact Information

Lowell Tong, MD

Title: Endowed Chair in Psychiatry Medical Student Education; Executive Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Associate Chair of Education; Director of Medical Student Education

Education:

University of Virginia School of Medicine, MD

Postgraduate Training:

UCSF, Psychiatry Residency

Clinical Expertise:

General adult psychiatry; clinical innovations that support training

Educational Expertise:

Leading curricular innovations such as longitudinal integrated clerkships, and development of competency-based, developmental trainee assessments. Faculty educator development in curricular and assessment design, and in educational scholarship. NBME/USMLE assessment development. APA Practice Guidelines development.

Current education projects include:

  • Faculty Fellowship in Educational Scholarship
  • Faculty Development
  • Identification and Remediation of Trainees with Academic Difficulties

Research Areas:

Medical education researchCurrent funded research projects include: Web case-based education

Campus Location: Parnassus

Publications on PubMed »

Academy of Medical Educators
Medical Student Education