LEAPS Distinguished Educator Award for Outstanding Scholarship/Publication
Nicholas Morris, MD, FAAN, FNCS (School of Medicine)
LEAPS Distinguished Educator Award for Outstanding Scholarship/Publication awards Nicholas Morris, MD, FAAN, FNCS (School of Medicine)
The Educational Scholarship/Publication Award aims to recognize scholarly contributions to education that have led to a publication (book, book chapter, or peer-reviewed journal article) that contributes to the literature or practice of graduate and professional education. Articles and published works may be “submitted,” “in-press,” or already published.
Dr. Morris was chosen due to his successful contribution to advancing the practice of professional education in Neurology. More specifically, he has shown innovation in developing a neuro-simulation educational program (funded by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology) for residents and fellows to learn how to approach emergencies in neurology. This “sim” program has been heralded as a valuable learning experience in his department and potentially serves as a basis for future education in clinical neurology. His submitted publication, “Simulation-based Assessment of Trainees’ Performance Managing Acute Ischemic Stroke,” represents an example of how clinical instructors can utilize the simulation laboratory to reveal common deficiencies in trainee’s performances, to improve patient outcomes and to establish further validity evidence for the utilization of simulation as a clinical assessment.
These results have been presented at national and regional meetings and serve as an essential basis for simulation training in the clinic. Dr. Morris recently received funding to develop virtual reality-based clinical training scenarios to mitigate some of the limitations of manikin-based simulations and continues to be an innovator in neurology education.