Dr. Stuart Slavin is the ACGME’s vice president for well-being. A graduate of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Dr. Slavin completed his residency in pediatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and then served as a faculty member there for 17 years. While at UCLA, Dr. Slavin held several leadership positions in education, serving as pediatric residency program director, pediatric clerkship director, co-founder and co-chair of the UCLA Doctoring course, and co-chair of the medical school Curriculum Management Committee. Dr. Slavin returned to Saint Louis University as Associate Dean for Curriculum in 2004. While there, he led efforts to improve the mental health of medical students that produced dramatic decreases in rates of depression and anxiety in pre-clerkship students. He joined the ACGME in 2018 as a senior scholar for well-being and has helped to lead efforts to improve the mental health of residents, fellows, faculty members, and staff across the US. In addition to his work in graduate medical education, Dr. Slavin is engaged in research focusing on mental health of high school, college, and medical students.

Lisa Doyle Howley, PhD, joins the Ripples: Physician Well-Being podcast to explore how intentional support, psychological safety and clear expectations can better prepare medical students for the transition from medical school to residency.

Season 5 of "Ripples" focuses on bringing your best self to residency training while avoiding common pitfalls.

ABOUT GUEST SPEAKER: Lisa Doyle Howley, PhD is an educational psychologist and a national leader in medical education. She serves as the Senior Director for Transforming Medical Education at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), where she drives advancements in competency-based medical education (CBME) and fosters innovation in teaching and learning.

With more than three decades of experience in academic medicine, Dr. Howley has held leadership roles at institutional, regional, and national levels. She currently leads a diverse portfolio and team dedicated to transforming models of teaching and learning across the continuum of medical education. Her work accelerates the adoption of CBME, reinforces the fundamental role of the arts and humanities, advances faculty development, and ensures that new and emerging areas of medicine are effectively integrated into curricula across AAMC’s member schools and teaching hospitals. Dr. Howley holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Earlier in her career, she was a member of the medical education faculty at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she designed and implemented performance-based assessments and simulation-enhanced curricula. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Central Florida and both her M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Virginia. A frequent speaker and thought leader, she is dedicated to shaping the future of medical education through strategic collaboration, scholarship, and innovation.