Renee Chosed

University of South Carolina

School of Medicine Greenville

What are your name and title/rank?

Renee Chosed, PhD.

Clinical Professor and Vice Chair

Dept. of Biomedical Sciences

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

chosed@greenvillemed.sc.edu

How long have you been a member of ABE, and what attracted you to the organization?

8 years at least- I was new to medical education and needed to learn from others how biochem is taught in medical schools...initially used the ABE learning objectives to develop a revamped Foundations of Medicine course

Looking at your time with the association, what have you most enjoyed doing? What are you looking forward to?

I love attending the meetings and connecting with new people with similar interests, and I really enjoy being a member of PDC.

Tell us more about your ABE conference contributions. If you aren't presenting, what are you most excited about engaging in?

I think I have presented posters at the virtual conferences. I was part of a group presentation with PDC last year. 

When I’m not presenting, I’m most excited about engaging in peer-led workshops and roundtables that explore innovative teaching strategies and curriculum design. I particularly value the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues who are navigating similar challenges in integrating foundational sciences with clinical relevance. These sessions often spark new collaborations and inspire practical improvements I can bring back to my own institution.

If people would like to follow you on social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc), what are your handles?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-chosed-8a8691a6/

What interesting things are you working on outside of the association right now? Research, presentations, hobbies, etc.

I am the vice Chair of my department so have really leaned into my membership with AAMC GFA. I am part of the mentoring circle initiative with AAMC GFA and our group is really focused on exploring how to support faculty, staff and admins who end up in Interim roles at medical schools.

My main research focus is in molecular embryology. My lab uses molecular and biochemical tools to identity molecular markers associated with successful IVF implantation outcomes. To identify biomarkers, the lab uses blastocoel fluid-conditioned media which is obtained in a minimally invasive manner from embryos to be cryopreserved in the IVF lab. My lab collaborates with IVF labs to obtain this media along with the embryo morphology score, ploidy status of the embryo, implantation outcome and patient age. Current work in the lab is focused on the identification of additional apoptotic genes associated with positive implantation outcomes in patients of advanced maternal age, as well as using mass spectrometry to identify apoptotic proteins in media samples. We are also working to identify an epigenetic signature associated with cell-free DNA in media from euploid embryos with positive implantation outcomes.

I am also engaged in medical education research. My current education research efforts are focused on how aspects of the Montessori Method are embedded into medical school curricula. I am leading a team of researchers across several medical schools in this project as we evaluate how features of the Montessori Method, such as lifelong learning and self-directed learning, appear in medical school curricula, as well as what features of the Montessori method could be incorporated into medical school curricula.