In the mid 1980’s Ken Burchard began his formal educational responsibilities as Surgical Clerkship Director at the Brown School of Medicine at which time he joined the fledgling Association for Surgical Education (ASE). At Brown he was engaged in educational research linked to verbal communication competency as well as Curriculum Committee efforts at curriculum revision. In the ASE he participated in the beginnings of the Lawrence surgery text and was chairman of the curriculum committee that generated a case-based study program based upon the ASE learning objectives for surgical students. At Geisel, Dr. Burchard has been Surgical Clerkship Director (1995-2012) where case-based studies as well as an oral examination were instituted. Educational research at Geisel has continued in both verbal communication competency and interpersonal skills. At both Brown and Geisel, Ken has received teaching awards from both students and residents, as well as a national recognition from the ASE. In the mid 1980’s Ken Burchard began his formal educational responsibilities as Surgical Clerkship Director at the Brown School of Medicine at which time he joined the fledgling Association for Surgical Education (ASE). At Brown he was engaged in educational research linked to verbal communication competency as well as Curriculum Committee efforts at curriculum revision. In the ASE he participated in the beginnings of the Lawrence surgery text and was chairman of the curriculum committee that generated a case-based study program based upon the ASE learning objectives for surgical students. At Geisel, Dr. Burchard has been Surgical Clerkship Director (1995-2012) where case-based studies as well as an oral examination were instituted. Educational research at Geisel has continued in both verbal communication competency and interpersonal skills. At both Brown and Geisel, Ken has received teaching awards from both students and residents, as well as a national recognition from the ASE.

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