Welcome to the Academy of Master Teachers

About Us

The UTMB Academy of Master Teachers was established in 2007 and is an honorary service organization to recognize Master Teachers and to provide an array of faculty development opportunities for all UTMB Faculty, including an annual Faculty Development Day, annual educational symposium, education grand rounds, journal club, innovation grants, mentoring and consultations. Membership is by application and selection against a set of standards. Members serve five-year terms and may be honored with the designation as University of Texas Distinguished Teaching Professors.

Mission Statement

The Academy of Master Teachers is an interprofessional community serving UTMB through the promotion of educational excellence.

Vision Statement

The Academy of Master Teachers will propel UTMB to a national and global reputation for excellence in biomedical and health professions education.

Location

Administration Bldg., 5.513, Mail Route 0142, UTMB
Galveston, TX 77555-0142
Phone: (409) 266-5503
Email: amt@utmb.edu

Holly West, DHEd, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Director, Academy of Master Teachers
Senior Medical Educator, Office of Educational Development
Director, Educational Mentoring Programs, Office of Faculty Affairs
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
University of Texas Distinguished Teaching Professor

AMT members only - Update expertise

Welcome and Congratulations 2024 New Members

Juan Feng, PhD, MA, RN, CNE

John C. Hagedorn II, MD

Shinu Joy, DNP, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, OCN

Anthony W. Linfante, MD

Brian McKinnon, MD, MBA, MPH, FACS

F. Marconi Monteiro, EdD

Hoang T. Nguyen, PhD

Sarah Samreen, MD, FACS

Roy Trahan, PhD, RN, CCRN

Elizabeth Vaughan, DO, MPH, RD

2024 Lifetime Achievement Award

Sharon Petronella Croisant, PhD
Professor
Department of Epidemiology
School of Public and Population Health

Sharon Petronella Croisant, MS, PhD is a tenured Professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the UTMB School of Public and Population Health. has > 20 years of experience in leading community-engaged research and outreach. She is heavily involved in building interfaces between and among environmental research, education, and community health, emphasizing a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach. Community-based research is an important focus of her work, primarily in response to emergent environmental health issues experienced by Gulf Coast communities, including natural and manmade disasters. She is the Director of Community Engagement Core for the Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health (GC-CPEH), which is a P30 Environmental Health Sciences Core Center funded by the national Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The GC-CPEH, a partnership between UTMB, Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, is the focal point and catalyst for environmental health research in the Texas Medical Center, driving collaborative and multidisciplinary research and serving the community engagement and policy needs of the Gulf Coast region. She further directs community engagement for the Baylor-Rice Superfund Research Program, also funded by the NIEHS.