2024 Fall STAR Educator Recipient: Stephanie Eizember, MD
Stephanie Eizember, MD
Associate Section Chief of APPs and Quality Improvement
Assistant Professor/Clinical
Department of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine
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Dr. Eizember completed her residency training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2019, where she had the opportunity to complete a 3-year track in medical education. She learned about different adult learning theories, how to provide actionable feedback to learners and how to craft and deliver effective lectures. Dr. Eizember joined the faculty at UT Health San Antonio in the fall of 2022 and has since taken on the role of Associate Section Chief of APPs and Quality Improvement within the Division of Hospital Medicine, and Unit Medical Director for 5 ACU. In these roles she is able to work, teach and learn in a multidisciplinary setting that often has the benefit of improving patient outcomes as well as strengthening camaraderie amongst different departments.
She is also a Veritas Faculty member, where she engages with medical students ranging from preclinical to clinical. She particularly enjoys this role as she can provide coaching to the student mentors about ways to engage mentees and identify those who may be struggling. At the bedside, Dr. Eizember frequently incorporates point of care ultrasound which helps learners become familiar with POCUS as well as understand the utility and limitations of US as a diagnostic tool. Dr. Eizember strongly believes that becoming a clinical educator is a skill that needs continuous honing. She reports that one of the most rewarding aspects of her job is working with learners to help identify specific areas for improvement and developing educational plans