Louise Thai
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine
Bio
Born in Uzbekistan; educated at Sechenov (Moscow) Medical School in the former USSR; trained at the Hungarian Institute of Public Health and University of Missouri School of Medicine. Passionate about Medical Education.
- LTHAI@augusta.edu
- (706) 446-4988
- (706) 721-9458
- GB 3356
Education
Certifications
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Diplomate
Hungarian Board of Clinical Microbiology, 1997
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Diplomate
Hungarian Board of Clinical Pathology, 1981
Awards & Honors
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Gold Humanism Honor Society
Medical College of Georgia chapter of GHHS, 2024
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"Most Likely to Adopt Their CBL Group” Award
MCG Class of 2024, 2021
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2019 Exemplary Teaching Award
MCG Office of Academic Affairs / Faculty Development , 2019
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2018 Exemplary Teaching Award
Faculty Develpment, Office of Academic Affairs at MCG, 2018
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Honorable Faculty of MCG
Class of 2015, 2015
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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MEDI 6320
Brain, Behavior, & Movement
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MEDI 5014
CBL Elective
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MEDI 6120
Foundations of Medicine
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MEDI 6330
Healthcare Across the Lifespan
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MEDI 6130
Musculoskeletal/Skin
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MEDI 6100
Orientation to Medicine
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MEDI 6220
Cardiopulmonary/Heme
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MEDI 6240
GI/GU/Endocrine
Teaching Interests
1) Director, Case-Based Learning (CBL) Curriculum
2) Director, Medical Education/CBL Elective
3) Co-director, Pre-Matriculation Program
4) Assistant Director, Foundations of Medicine Module
5) Assistant Director, YOU+ Course
6) Lecturer: Medical Microbiology & Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Developed navigation tools and facilitator guides for 11 PBL Cases in Phase 1 and 2, 2015
- PrepU Virtual Focus Group, 2010
Other
- A nontoxic chimeric cholera toxin analog, 1996
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- A nontoxic cholera enterotoxin (CT) analog is chimeric with regard to both epitypes of CT-B subunits, CT-B-1 and CT-B-2, 1996
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Construction and characterization of recombinant Vibrio cholerae strains producing inactive cholera toxin analogs, 1994
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
1) Multimodal assessment of medical students' knowledge and skills in CBL Curriculum
2) Integrated longitudinal (YOU+) learning community-based curriculum that addresses gaps in traditional medical education
College Service
Professional Service
