LeClair named interim director of Medical Student Education

LeClair

Caroline LeClair has been named Interim Director of Medical Student Education for the Department of Family Medicine.  A faculty member with the department for more than seven years, LeClair decided to make Colorado her home after completing coursework in osteopathic medicine and a family medicine residency in the Denver area. Previous experience also includes 10 years of direct patient care in a Level II emergency department and seven years of direct patient care at the AF Williams Family Medicine clinic in Stapleton, where she continues to serve as a clinician and lead preceptor.

She has worked with several medical student education programs both within the Department of Family Medicine and the School of Medicine, and currently directs the Rural and Community Care Block, Integrated Longitudinal Medicine Clerkship and the Mentored Scholarly Activity (MSA) project for medical students.

“A crucial goal for me is to lead the department in advising students interested in Family Medicine and educating others about the core values of Family Medicine,” says LeClair. LeClair has asked Deb Seymour to help advance division efforts in student advising. Seymour will develop a sustainable advising structure to support students interested in family medicine and help educate others about the value of primary care.

Lori Sachau, also has joined the division, working in tandem with LeClair to provide medical students with an exceptional learning experience.  A faculty member in educational technology, a registered dietician, and a long-time voice in higher education with more than 19 years leading departments , coordinating curriculum and teaching courses, Sachau is passionate about life-long education and continuous improvement.

Sachau will manage aspects of course events, from course concepts at their inception to the evaluations at course completion.   Her expertise in effective design, implementation and assessment is aimed to not only enhance the direction of course offerings, but to also lead new undergraduate educational research activities in the department.

LeClair replaces David Gaspar who is retiring after 15 years of service.