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Stemmler Fund

Supporting researchers in their work to develop innovative approaches for the assessment of medical education.

2020 Recipients

This year’s recipients worked on a wide range of important topics to advance the field, including research into physician communication with Spanish-speaking patients in medical education and physicians’ patient care outcomes in practice.
Lorelei Lingard, PhD

Lorelei Lingard, PhD

University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Stefanie Sebok-Syer, PhD

Stefanie Sebok-Syer, PhD

Stanford University School of Medicine
Pilar Ortega

Pilar Ortega, MD

University of Illinois at Chicago
Lisa Diamond, MD, MPH

Lisa Diamond, MD, MPH

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Brigitte Smith, MD

Brigitte Smith, MD

University of Utah School of Medicine
Paul Joshua Chung, MD

Paul Joshua Chung, MD

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

About the Fund

There are more than 190 medical schools in the United States, and they are constantly evolving in response to scientific advancements and the needs of society. This continuous, rapid evolution in medical education means that innovative and reliable assessments to evaluate physician preparedness are more important than ever.

Through the Stemmler Fund, NBME supports researchers in their work to advance these assessments.

View the timeline below to learn more about the history of the fund.

 

Key People and Milestones from the Stemmler Fund’s History

1995
Stemmler Fund Established
Dr. Stemmler
1995

Stemmler Fund Established

The Stemmler Fund honors Dr. Edward J. Stemmler, who recognized that assessment of medical education should evolve to address advances in science and medicine.
1997
Larry Gruppen, PhD
Larry Gruppen
1997

Larry Gruppen, PhD

Larry Gruppen, PhD received Stemmler funding for the first time in 1997 for his project titled, “Measuring Medical Students' Self-Assessment: A Methodological and Educational Investigation.”
2002
Maxine Papadakis, MD
Maxine Papadakis
2002

Maxine Papadakis, MD

Maxine Papadakis, MD was awarded Stemmler funding in both 2002 and 2003. Her 2002 project was titled "Case-Control Study of Professionalism: Problems in Medical School as a Risk Factor for Physician Discipline."
2012
Kevin Eva, PhD
Kevin Eva
2012

Kevin Eva, PhD

After receiving Stemmler funding in 2004, Kevin Eva, PhD was again awarded funding in 2012 for his project titled, “Rater Cognition as Categorical Judgments: Using ‘Person Models’ to Understand Rater Error.”
2020
25th Anniversary
Dr. Stemmler
2020

25th Anniversary

The year 2020 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Stemmler Fund. To celebrate this milestone, NBME expanded the cohort of recipients and their newly funded projects, which address critical areas of medical education assessment.

Impact Statistics

74
Principal Research Investigators
3,100
Citations of Stemmler Fund Publications
95
Stemmler Projects Funded

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