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Lori Garman, PhD, serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Education for Alice L. Walton School of Medicine with expertise in Medical Microbiology and Immunology. In this role, she is designing and delivering the School’s Medical Microbiology and Immunology curriculum.
Bio
Career Highlights:
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC)
Program Director and Graduate Student Liaison, Graduate Program of Microbiology and Immunology, OUHSC
Associate Staff Scientist, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF)
Director of Operations, Quantitative Analysis Core Facility, OMRF
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Oklahoma Christian University
Postgraduate Research Assistant, OMRF
Adjunct Professor of Biology, Oklahoma Christian University
Education:
PhD in Microbiology and Immunology: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
BS in Zoology: University of Oklahoma
Honors & Awards:
Spark grant recipient, Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA, AAMC) (2024)
Medical Education Scholarship Early Career Award Finalist (SGEA, AAMC) (2024)
2023 Aesculapian Award Recipient, OUHSC College of Medicine, SCM Campus (2023)
Aesculapian Award Nominee, OUHSC College of Medicine, OKC Campus (2023)
Outstanding Teacher Award, OUHSC College of Medicine (2021-2022)
FSR Research Fellowship Program Recipient (2018-2020)
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, OUHSC Graduate College (2014)
Outstanding Graduate, OUHSC Graduate College (2014)
Robert A. Patnode Award for Outstanding Research, OUHSC Microbiology and Immunology Department (2014)
NRSA Kirschstein Training Grant (2012-2014)
Boards, Advisory Committees, and Professional Memberships:
Ad-hoc Reviewer, MedEdPORTAL, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Frontiers in Immunology, Microorganisms (present)
Member, Team Up for Scholarship Collaboration, Central Group on Educational Affairs Medical Education Scholarship Research and Evaluation (2023-present)
Member, Working Group: Framework for Professionalism, Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Educational Affairs (2023-present)
Reviewer: Learn Serve Lead, SGEA (2024)
Research Focus and Interests:
Medical education: active learning, integration, assessment, and learning environment
Immunological mechanisms of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
Veterinary medicine and best practices of animal care
Research: