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Virginia Anne Johnson, Ed.D., CRC

Associate Professor

Service

As education and program evaluator, Dr. Johnson serves on a number of internally and externally funded initiatives across the UAMS colleges of nursing, medicine, public health, and health related professions.  Drawing on twenty-two years of grant-funded research experience as principal investigator or evaluator, she is prepared to assist from preparation of a competitive proposal to filing of a final project report.  Her experience meeting funding agent and internal review board expectations facilitates project implementation for grant teams and for studies conducted by individual faculty.

Teaching

Dr. Johnson collaborates with faculty to implement longitudinal and targeted studies of course outcomes as well as patient and community education initiatives.  She assists with development of educational materials:  posters, presentation slides, handouts, manuscripts for publication, focus group guides, and accreditation documents. Dr. Johnson provides small-group instruction for project teams related to study design, data collection, analysis, and effective depiction of study outcomes in narrative, tabular, and graphic formats. She provides input as a member of the Center on Aging Education Committee and the College of Medicine Curriculum Committee’s External Review Sub-committee. 

Research

Dr. Johnson specializes in applying a mixed method approach to the systematic evaluation of various medical education topics. This typically targets students, faculty, and the program itself using multiple sources of qualitative and quantitative data as well as an on-going audit of processes implemented to accomplish project. Periodic status reports with updates to a continuous improvement plan provide (1) accurate and comprehensive documentation of progress toward project goals; (2) a resource for data-driven decision-making, (3) outcome data for presentations, publications, and reports for advisory boards regarding project accomplishments, and (4) documentation that guidelines of any accrediting and certifying bodies have been followed. 

Scholarship

Dr. Johnson’s continuing education activities are designed to maintain a foundation of  knowledge in the field of educational and program evaluation (ethics, best practices, state-of-the-art examples) from which to provide quality service. Experience reviewing medical education submissions contributes to the quality of knowledge in health professions as well as Dr. Johnson’s awareness of standards in the field.

Background Information

Phone: 501-686-7347; FAX: 501-686-7053
E-mail: johnsonvirginiaa@uams.edu

Mail slot: 595

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