Dr. Thomas Q. Morris Symposium on Medical Education
Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, presenter of the 2023 Dr. Thomas Q. Morris Symposium, May 2023. (Photo/B. Gilbert)
Thomas Q. Morris, MD, has spent nearly 50 years at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, beginning with his enrollment at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) as a first-year medical student in 1954. Since then, he has held nearly every important position at the medical center. A Westchester native, Dr. Morris graduated from the University of Notre Dame before starting medical school. He received his medical degree in 1958 and completed his residency at the Columbia Division of Bellevue Hospital. After a tour of duty in the U.S. Air Force, he returned to Columbia for a fellowship, joining the VP&S faculty in 1964.
Throughout the years, he served as acting chair of the Department of Medicine, associate dean of academic affairs, vice dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and interim dean of clinical and educational affairs. More recently he was vice president of health sciences, vice dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine, and alumni professor of clinical medicine. He was also president and chief executive officer of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital from 1985 to 1990.
Dr. Morris treated patients, taught medical students, and collaborated with physicians and scientists. Throughout his diverse activities, one commitment remained constant: his dedication to medical education. His influence on medical education reached beyond the campus boundaries, through his service to the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, in Cooperstown, New York, the American University of Beirut, and numerous nonprofit foundations. He was also a visiting physician at Bellevue Hospital and Harlem Hospital and a visiting professor in Iran.
An endowment was established to support an annual symposium in Dr. Morris's name to explore the future of medical education. The symposium features participants who have promoted quality medical education in significant ways.
Most Recent Dr. Thomas Q. Morris Symposium on Medical Education
Past Dr. Thomas Q. Morris Symposia Lecturers
2023
Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP
"Healing Our Profession for Our Patients and Ourselves"
2022
Helena Hansen, MD, PhD
"Beyond Magic Bullets: white race as social determinant of the opioid crisis"
2021
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., PhD
"How Did We Get Here? The Past—and Future—of COVID and Black Lives Matter"
2019
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD
"Addressing Racial and Social Injustice: A Path to Health Equity"
2018
Donald M. Berwick, MD
"Radical Redesign of Health Care: Changing the Balance of Power"
2017
Eric Mazur, PhD
"Confessions of a Converted Lecturer"
2016
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA
"Implementation Science: How to Educate a New Generation to Achieve Population Health"
2015
Elizabeth G. Armstrong, PhD
"Nurturing Innovation through Education in the Academic Medical Center"
2014
Charles G. Prober, MD
"Medical Education Reimagined"
2012
Leslie W. Hall, MD, FACP
"Interprofessional Education: Moving from a Good Feeling to a Vital Strategy for Success”
2010
Claude M. Steele, PhD
“Whistling Vivaldi: and Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us”
2009
Daniel D. Pratt, PhD
“Variations on a Theme of Excellence in Teaching”
2008
Glenn Regehr, PhD
“Self-assessment, Self-direction, Self-regulation and Other Myths: Deconstructing the Fallacy of the Adult Learner”
2006
Molly Cooke, MD, FACP
“Clinical Education for the 21st Century—Insights from the Carnegie Foundation National Study”
2005
David M. Gaba, MD
“The Route to Patient Safety through Simulation in Medical Education”
2004
Haile T. Debas, MD
Daniel Lowenstein, MD
“The Academy Movement: Restructuring of Medical Schools to Advance the Mission of Education”
2003
Ronald A. Arky, MD
Jeremiah A. Barondess, MD
Daniel D. Federman, MD
June E. Osborn, MD
Michael E. Whitcomb, MD
“What is the Future of Medical Education?”
Photos from Past Dr. Thomas Q. Morris Symposia
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