Core Faculty
Ara Tekian, Ph.D.
Ara Tekian (Ph.D., MHPE University of Illinois at Chicago) is Associate Professor of Medical Education and Director of International Affairs in the Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago. He teaches and advises graduate students in the masters in health professions education program.
For the past two decades, Dr. Tekian has served as a consultant to the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office as well as to many other institutions and agencies. He has established a number of medical education departments or units in medical schools throughout the world, consulted in more than 30 countries, and offered over 120 workshops.
In 1997, the University of Illinois at Chicago initiated a reward system to recognize individuals who are outstanding teachers campus-wide. Dr. Tekian was a recipient of the Teaching Recognition Program Award under the auspices of the Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). His current research interests include curriculum planning and evaluation for medical schools, student assessment and innovative testing methodologies, instructional technology, selection and retention of underrepresented minorities in medical schools, and international health professions education. He is the senior author of the book "Innovative Simulations for Assessing Professional Competence: From Paper-and-Pencil to Virtual Reality" published in 1999.
