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Yerko Berrocal, MD, MHPE

Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs and ProfessorMedical Education

Yerko Berrocal, MD, MHPE

Yerko Berrocal, MD, MHPE, serves as Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs for Alice L. Walton School of Medicine. In this role, he provides leadership to the Office of Curricular Affairs and is primarily responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating the School’s integrated curriculum. In addition to his Associate Dean role, he serves as a Professor in the Department of Medical Education.

Bio

Career Highlights:

  • Clinical Associate Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine

  • Assistant Professor, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

  • Research Scientist, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami

Education:

  • MHPE: University of Illinois Chicago

  • Fellowship in Neuroscience: University of Miami

  • MD: Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador

Honors & Awards:

  • Distinguished Reviewer Panel Member recognition, Medical Science Educator Journal (2023)

  • Outstanding Reviewer Award Nomination, Medical Science Educator Journal, International Association of Medical School Educators Annual Meeting (2023)

  • Teaching Excellence Award for Basic Science in Block 4 (Circulation & Respiration), University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (2022)

  • Outstanding Reviewer Award Nomination, Medical Science Educator Journal, International Association of Medical School Educators Annual Meeting (2021)

  • Outstanding Poster Presentation Award Nominee for Darr A, Regan J, Berrocal Y. Effect of Video Conferencing on Student Academic Performance: Evidence from Pre-clinical Summative Assessment Scores, International Association of Medical School Educators Annual Meeting (2021)

  • Teaching Excellence Award for Basic Science in Block 4 (Circulation & Respiration), University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (2021)

  • Teaching Excellence Award for Basic Science in Block 5 (Digestion & Homeostasis 2), University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (2021)

  • Outstanding Teaching Award 2020–2021, in recognition of significant contributions to the School's mission, University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (2021)

  • Outstanding Reviewer Award Nomination, Medical Science Educator Journal, Teaching Excellence Award for Basic Science in Block 4 (Circulation & Respiration), University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria (2019)

  • International Association of Medical School Educators Annual Meeting (2022)

  • Young Investigator Travel Award. 24th Annual American Pain Society Scientific Meeting (2005)

  • Finalist, Professor of the Year Award, Second Annual FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Aesculapius Awards (2011)

Boards, Advisory Committees, and Professional Memberships:

  • Member, International Association of Medical School Educators (present)

  • Member, AMEE An International Association for Medical Education (present)

  • Member, American Physiological Society (present)

  • Member, Team-Based Learning Collaborative (present)

  • Member, Society for Simulation in Healthcare (present)

  • Reviewer, Academic Medicine Journal (2024-present)

  • Reviewer, Cureus Journal (2023-present)

  • Reviewer, JMIR Medical Education (2023-present)

  • Reviewer, Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) Virtual Region Meeting (2022)

  • Conference Abstract Reviewer, International Association of Medical Science Educators (2022)

  • Reviewer, Poster and Oral Presentations Submissions, International Association of Medical Science Educators (2021-present)

  • Member, The Association for Medical Education in Europe Show & TEL (2021-present)

  • Reviewer, Spencer Foundation Large Grant Review Committee (2021-2023)

  • Reviewer, Neuroscience Journal (2020-present)

  • International Association of Medical Science Educators Session Coordinator, Focus Session: Quality Assessment of Open Online Resources for Application in Classroom Teaching (2018)

  • Reviewer, Fourth Annual Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (2014)

  • Reviewer, Medical Science Educator Journal (2013-present)

  • Reviewer, Neural Regeneration Research Journal (2013-present)

  • University of Miami Undergraduate Student Mentor (2005-2008)

Research Focus and Interests:

  • Medical education

  • Curriculum development

  • Assessment and valuation

  • Educational technology

  • Cellular transplantation strategies to repair human central and peripheral nervous system injuries

  • Spinal cord injury

Research:

Get in Touch

yerko.berrocal@alwmed.org