Meet-the-Editors
Peter GM de Jong, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, Medical Science Educator
Senior Researcher, Center for Innovation in Medical Education
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, The Netherlands
Peter GM de Jong, PhD is a strategic advisor and senior researcher in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning at Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands, where he leads a team for the development, implementation, and support of learning materials and where he provides strategic advice in the field of technology enhanced learning. His research interest is in the field of Blended Learning in medical education, especially the integration of Massive Open Online Courses into regular classroom teaching. He authored several articles on the topic of the use of computers in education and online learning, and presented numeral oral, poster, and workshop presentations. Since 2007 Peter is involved in the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), an international organization with a focus on advancing medical education through faculty development while ensuring that the teaching and learning of medicine continues to be firmly grounded in science. Since 2010 he holds the position of Editor-in-Chief of Medical Science Educator, the online journal of IAMSE published by Springer.
Anna T. Cianciolo, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, Teaching and Learning in Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Carbondale, IL, USA
Anna T. Cianciolo, PhD, is associate professor of Medical Education at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and has served as Editor and Chief for Teaching and Learning in Medicine since 2013. She approaches medical education scholarship from a human-centered systems engineering perspective and is intrigued by the impact of contextual characteristics on educational implementation. Through her work as a researcher and editor, she seeks to promote reflective practice in educational design and evaluation, empowering educators to continuously learn and improve instruction.
Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA
Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of Mixed Methods Research
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Director, Mixed Methods Program
Director, Japanese Family Health Program Education and Research
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA, is a professor of family medicine at the University of Michigan (U-M) where he directs the Japanese Family Health Education and Research Programs that strives to provide culturally and linguistically competent care for the Japanese population currently residing in Ann Arbor and the Detroit Metropolitan area. Fluent in Japanese, he has also been instrumental in the introduction, preparation for, and teaching of, the concepts, skills and mission behind the specialty of family medicine for medical residents in Japan with a grant awarded to the U-M and the Department of Family Medicine titled the Shizuoka-University of Michigan Advanced Residency Training, Education and Research in Family Medicine (SMARTER FM). With Family Medicine Adjunct Professor John W. Creswell, he co-founded and directs the University of Michigan Mixed Methods Program as an international expert in the methodology of Mixed Methods Research, where he has taught multiple mixed methods workshops domestically and internationally in Canada, Denmark, China, Hong Kong, Qatar, South Africa, and Japan. He also serves as Co-Editor in Chief with Jose Franciso Molina Azorin for the Journal of Mixed Methods Research.
Jacob Prunuske, MD, MSPH
Associate Editor, AAMC MedEdPORTAL
Associate Editor, Peer-Reviewed Reports in Medical Education Research (PRiMER)
Assistant Dean of Clinical Learning
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
91ɫƵ - Central Wisconsin
Wausau, WI, USA
Jacob Prunuske, MD, MSPH is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Learning at the 91ɫƵ - Central Wisconsin campus. He earned his bachelor and medical degrees at the University of Wisconsin. He completed his Family Medicine Residency and Master of Science in Public Health at the University of Utah. His research has focused on family medicine and public health education. Dr. Prunuske has served as an Associate Editor for MedEdPORTAL from 2013-2021 and for the STFM journal PRiMER: Peer-Reviewed Reports in Medical Education Research from 2016-present.