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William Jeffries, PhD

Vice Dean for Medical Education
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Department of Medical Education
North Campus

LOCATION(S)
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
525 Pine Street
Scranton, PA 18509
570-504-7294
wjeffries@som.geisinger.edu

Vice Dean for Medical Education and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Biography

William B. Jeffries III, PhD, FAHA, is the vice dean for Medical Education and vice president for Academic Affairs at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. He received his master's and doctoral degrees in pharmacology from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in the Department of Pharmacology. In his role at Geisinger he is responsible for oversight of the medical degree program, including curriculum, the Department of Medical Education, student affairs, admissions and other aspects of medical school administration. He has previously served for nearly 10 years as senior associate dean for Medical Education at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. Before that he was a basic scientist and associate dean for Medical Education at Creighton University School of Medicine. Dr. Jeffries’ scholarly efforts in medical education include effective teaching through active learning, curriculum design, strategic institutional planning and technological innovation. He has authored more than 100 original scholarly works. He continues to serve national organizations devoted to medical education and advancement, assuming committee and leadership roles for the Association for American Medical Colleges, the International Society of Medical Science Educators, the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and The American Heart Association. He has presented over 100 faculty development workshops and seminars at national meetings and numerous medical schools. He is co-editor of An Introduction to Medical Teaching, a faculty development manual for health science educators.

Recent publications 

  • Jeffries WB, Lectures.  in Huggett, KN, Quesnelle, K and Jeffries, WB, eds., An Introduction to Medical Teaching, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2021.
  • Jeffries WB, Huggett KN, Flipping the Classroom.  in Huggett, KN, Quesnelle, K and Jeffries, WB, eds., An Introduction to Medical Teaching, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2021.
  • DiMattia AK, Arnott JA, Lobo S, Jeffries WB: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.  Acad Med 95(9S) S426-S430, 2020. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003428
  • Jeffries WB, Huggett KN, Szarek J:  Lectures.  in Dent J. and Harden R.M., eds., A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers, 6th Edition, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone 2020. ISBN-13: 978-0702068911
  • Raszka WV Jr., Jeffries WB:  Integrating Basic Sciences in a Clerkship Curriculum.  in Morgenstern B, ed. Guidebook for Clerkship Directors, 5th Edition.  Alliance for Clinical Education, 2018.  ISBN: 978-1-62130-727-3
  • Jeffries WB: From Information Provider to Learning Facilitator in Harden R.M., eds., The Eight Roles of the Excellent Medical Teacher, The purpose and function of a teacher in the healthcare professions, 1st Edition, Elsevier 2018.  ISBN: 97807020689422018.
  • Jeffries WB, Huggett KN, Szarek J:  Lectures.  in Dent J. and Harden R.M., eds., A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers, 5th Edition, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone 2017.
  • Jeffries WB, Wolff, DW: Diuretics.  in Yagiela, JA, Neidle, EA, Dowd, FJ, eds., Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 7th edition, St. Louis, C.V. Mosby Co., 2017.
  • Dowd FJ, Jeffries WB: Antihypertensive drugs.  in Yagiela, JA, Neidle, EA, Dowd, FJ, eds.  Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 7th edition, St. Louis, C.V. Mosby Co., 2017.

Publications edited

  • Huggett, KN and Jeffries, WB, Quesnelle, K, eds., An Introduction to Medical Teaching, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2021 (in preparation).
  • Huggett, KN and Jeffries, WB, eds., An Introduction to Medical Teaching, 2nd Edition, Springer, 2014.
  • Jeffries, WB and Huggett, KN, eds., An Introduction to Medical Teaching, 1st Edition, Springer, 2010.
  • Jeffries, WB, Assistant Editor, Cardiovascular, Renal and Hematologic Disorders,  xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference, Editors-in-Chief: S.J. Enna and David B. Bylund, Elsevier Publishing (2001-2002). 

Presentations and invited seminars

  • Jeffries WB: “Evidence-Based Teaching as a Driver of Medical Education”  University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, February 18, 2021
  • Jeffries WB: “Medical Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century” Keynote/Plenary Address, GME Community Retreat, Danville PA, September 17, 2019
  • Jeffries WB: “Large Group Teaching – Effective Presentation Skills.” Geisinger Medical Education Certificate Program, Danville PA, September 10, 2019
  • Jeffries WB: “Engage to Change” Invited ASPET Symposium speaker - “Surviving an Existential Threat - Creating a Niche for Basic Science Educators.” Experimental Biology 2019, Orlando, FL April 8, 2019
  • Jeffries WB: “Integrated Curriculum Workshop.” Invited Facilitator, All Faculty Strategic Planning Retreat, Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine, August 3, 2018
  • Jeffries WB: “Transforming Teaching to Active Learning.” Invited seminar, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, May 23, 2018
  • Jeffries WB: Faculty Development Workshop, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University – California, Vallejo, CA, May 12, 2018 
  • Jeffries WB: "I Don't Get Paid to Teach! Funding and Incentivizing the Teaching Mission” Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs Webinar, April 12, 2018
  • Huggett KN, Jeffries WB: “Facilitating Effective Small Groups” Faculty Development Workshop, Meharry Medical College, April 4, 2018 and April 5, 2018
  • Jeffries WB, Huggett KN: “Introducing Active Learning by Flipping the Classroom” Faculty Development Workshop, Meharry Medical College, April 4, 2018 and April 5, 2018
  • Jeffries WB, Huggett KN: “Embracing Evidence-Based Pedagogy” Meharry Medical College, April 4, 2018
  • Jeffries WB: “Embracing Evidence-Based Pedagogy” Dorothy Snider Medical Education Grand Rounds, University of Arkansas College of Medicine March 20, 2018
  • Jeffries WB, Huggett KN, Jemison J: “An Innovative Space Transformation to Support 100% Active Learning Commitment” Invited presentation at symposium entitled “An Inside Tour of Innovative Education Spaces” at the American Association of Medical Colleges Learn-Serve-Lead Meeting, Boston MA, November 6, 2017
  • Jeffries WB: “The imperative for active learning: death of the lecture?” Invited presentation at symposium entitled “Advances in Evidence-Based Health Sciences Education” at the Association for Medical Education in Europe Annual Meeting, August 29, 2017
  • Jeffries WB, Huggett KN: “Institutional Transformation to Evidence-Based Pedagogy: A Case Study Applying the Four-Frame Approach” Presentation at the Association for Medical Education in Europe Annual Meeting, August 28, 2017
  • Jeffries WB, Huggett KN: “Institutional Transformation to Evidence-Informed Pedagogy” Association for Medical Education in Europe MedEdWorld Webinar Series, February 14, 2017
  • Jeffries, WB: "Classroom Flipping Using Classroom Assessment Techniques" Workshop at University of Missouri School of Medicine, February 9, 2017
  • Jeffries, WB: “Evidence-Based Pedagogy: Curricular, Infrastructure and Faculty Development.” Keynote for University of Missouri School of Medicine Education Day, February 9, 2017
  • Jeffries, WB: “Evidence-based Curricular Design: The Story of the Robert Larner (UVM) College of Medicine.” Invited seminar at the Envisioning Teaching and Learning” series at Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, January 10, 2017

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, then Senior Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas (William A. Pettinger, MD, Director; Alfred G. Gilman, MD, Chair)
PhD in Pharmacology, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
MS in Pharmacology, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
BS in Biochemistry (cum laude), University of Scranton, Scranton, PA