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Education Innovation

Inspire change in teaching and learning with bold ideas, creative solutions, and tools that enhance education for tomorrow's health leaders.

Education innovation is the effective introduction of new ideas, processes or products that transform teaching and learning. It involves implementing and assessing creative solutions for educational pain points for a particular individual or group that promote improved cognitive and emotional outcomes for learners and educators. This can manifest as new pedagogical theories, methodologies, teaching techniques, instructional tools, learning processes, or organizational structures that bring significant changes to education, resulting in better student learning and outcomes. Embracing innovation in education means being open to new approaches and continuously seeking improvement. 

Education Innovation Advocates

The Education Innovation Advocate program is a grassroots, bottom-up, colleague-to-colleague pilot initiative encouraging faculty to "think big" and re-imagine the learning experience and create a culture of innovation within the classroom (in-person or online). One faculty member from each college and Academic Affairs Faculty, selected via an application process and approved by their respective dean/chair, will fill a one-year role, with the potential to renew for up to three years, in support of education innovation. Faculty will receive sponsorship to attend a conference/workshop inspiring them on innovative pedagogy in higher education and $3,000 incentive pay pending completion of goals established at the beginning of the program and approved by the Education Innovation Cabinet (EIC). 

René Thomas, PT, DPT, DHSc, CLT-LANA

mail thomare1@musc.edu call 1-854-204-9270

Assistant Professor, Hybrid DPT
854-204-9270 , thomare1@musc.edu

Annamarie Dalton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
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Whitney Smith, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, GNP

Co-Director of Education and Outreach
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Aymen Shatnawi, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor

Matthew Greseth, Ph.D.

Director, Academic Affairs
mail greseth@musc.edu call 843-876-2266 View Faculty Profile open_in_new

Christine Andresen, MLS, MSIT

Assistant Professor
Office: 171 Ashley Avenue Room Suite 448
mail andresen@musc.edu call 18437927183 View Faculty Profile open_in_new

Joe B. Blumer, Ph.D.

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Pharmacology & Immunology
Teaching Scholar

Tammy Loucks, MPH., DrPH

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Science Development Officer 843-792-0591 louckst@musc.edu

Gretchen A. Seif, PT, DPT, MHS, OCS, FAAOMPT

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Gretchen Seif, PT, DPT, has over 25 years experience working with individuals with musculoskeletal dysfunction as a clinician in an outpatient physical therapy clinic. She is an Associate Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina, teaching in the musculoskeletal lab series. She also serves as the faculty co-coordinator of the MUSC student-run interprofessional free PT/OT clinic. She received her BS in Physical Therapy from the Ohio State University in 1993, her Master’s in Health Sciences from MUSC in 1997, and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2009 from Regis University. She also maintains a current clinical practice.

Jennifer Wisniewski, Pharm.D., BCPS

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Title: Assistant Professor
Education: University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Post-graduate training: PGY1 Residency at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN and PGY2 Trauma and Nutrition Specialty Residency at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN
Rotations offered: Elective Academia
wisniewj@musc.edu

Lisa Langdale, Ed.D., MSN, RN

Academic Affairs/Assistant Professor
Office of Interprofessional Initiatives
mail langdale@musc.edu

Jeanhyong Park, MD, FACEP

College of Medicine/Director, Division of EM Clinical Informatics
Director of Innovation, Division of EM Telehealth
Emergency Medicine
mail parkje@musc.edu

Pongsakorn Poovarodom, DDS, MSc, Ph.D.

College of Dental Medicine/Assistant Professor & Dir. Digital Laboratory Innovation
Reconstructive & Rehabilitation Services
mail poovarod@musc.edu

Fabio Rizzante, DDS

College of Dental Medicine Associate Professor
Reconstructive & Rehabilitation Services
mail rizzante@musc.edu

Aalap Shah, M.D.

College of Medicine Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
mail shahaa@musc.edu

Dawn Michelle Terzulli, DNP, RN, PCCN

Assistant Professor
Director of Simulation
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Dawn Terzulli DNP RN PCCN is an instructor in the undergraduate program. She received her BSN from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2002, her MSN with a concentration in health care education from the University of Phoenix in 2012, and her DNP from Chamberlain University in 2022.

Dr. Terzulli is a first-generation college graduate and has 20 years of adult med/surg experience with heart and vascular populations. She has been certified in progressive care since 2010. She has performed various leadership, mentoring, and educational roles including Clinical Unit Leader, expert practitioner, and adjunct instructor with the Trident Technical college ASN program. She is a Palmetto gold and daisy award recipient.

Keywords: Undergraduate, education, leadership, innovation

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