Online learning, educational technologies, continuing professional development, adult education, leadership in medical education

Dr. Anita Samuel is an online educator and researcher. Her research straddles the domains of adult learning, online learning, and health education. She has published peer-reviewed journal articles in high-impact HPE journals, including Academic Medicine and Clinical Teacher. Her article in Clinical Teacher on Creating supportive learning environments: The role of the medical educator was recognized as a ‘must read’ for medical educators by the Mayo Clinic Faculty Development team.

Her empirical research into online learning has produced two new conceptualizations of online teaching and interaction. These models have been published in leading distance education journals such as the American Journal of Distance Education and The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. As an educator, she has developed an online course design review rubric specifically for the CHPE program to ensure quality educational experiences for online learners. She has designed and implemented orientation programs for students and faculty and works on constantly updating and enhancing educational technologies.

As an adult educator in medical education, she has researched emerging trends in continuing professional development in the health professions. Her research explores CPD models that are effective in learning transfer. She also studies how CPD is delivered through online platforms and is researching effective online learning CPD models.

In addition to her research, Dr. Samuel serves the national and international online learning and adult education and medical education communities. She is the Associate Editor of the Journal of Continuing Education in Health Professions and serves as the Editor in Chief of eLearn Magazine, a double-blind peer-reviewed publication and is on the editorial board of MedEdPublish. She also regularly reviews for various academic journals including Academic Medicine, Clinical Teacher, Military Medicine, Adult Learning, MedEdPublish, among others.

She is on the board of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education and serves as the Conference Chair. 

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