Mark D. Hormann, MD
Mark D. Hormann, MD
Vice Dean for Educational Programs
Professor of Pediatrics
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Email: Mark.D.Hormann@uth.tmc.edu
Phone: 713-500-5795
Biography
As an academic pediatrician, my teaching activities involve both students and residents in outpatient clinics as well as the newborn nursery. My administrative roles include serving as Residency Program Director for McGovern’s categorical pediatrics residency program, as well as serving as the Assistant Dean of Clinical Education for McGovern, coordinating the third and fourth year medical student program.
Educational Philosophy
Far and away my preferred method of teaching is in small groups at the bedside of a patient. Clinical bedside teaching allows a real-time assessment of the learner’s knowledge and understanding as an integral part of the teaching process. The dialog between teacher, learner and patient allows the teacher to adjust the content and style to best match the learner’s abilities. I find these sessions have a more lasting impact on the learner, much more so than a large group lecture. I am happy to cede lecturing to others, while I reinforce what they learned and demonstrate its application on an actual patient. This style of teaching also allows me to contribute to the student’s identity development by demonstrating effective patient communication skills as well as the professional demeanor and behavior required of a physician.
Area of Expertise / Individual Interests
– Bedside teaching
– Newborn nursery
– Technology in education
– Use of standardized patients in medical education
Past and Current Educational Activities:
– Team Lead, AAMC Core EPAs for Entering Residency Pilot Project
– Pediatric Residency Program Director
– Vice Chair for Education, Department of Pediatrics
– Pediatric Clerkship Director, 1998 – 2013
– Newborn Nursery Rotation Director, Pediatric Residency Program
Honors/Awards/Appointments
– Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)
– Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) National Medical Honor Society
– Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
– DuPont Herbert L. and Margaret W DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award
Selected Publications
– Yetman RJ and Hormann MD. PreTest Pediatrics 15th edition, McGraw Hill, 2020.
– Wallihan R, Smith K, Hormann M, Donthi R, Boland K, Mahan J. Utility of intermittent online quizzes as an early warning for residents at risk of failing the pediatric board certification examination. BMC Medical Education, 2018 18:287.
– Hormann MD. “Birth Injury.” Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2/e, Zaoutis and Chiang, Elsevier, 2018.
– Amiel J, Emery M, Hormann M. EPA 12 Toolkit: Perform General Procedures of a Physician, part of the AAMC Core EPAs for Entering Residency, 2017.
– Toy EC, Horman MD, Yetman RJ, McNeese MC, Lahoti SL, Sanders MJ, Geltemeyer AM. CaseFiles Pediatrics 5th edition, McGraw Hill, 2016.