Louise Thai
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine
Bio
Born in Uzbekistan; educated at Sechenov (Moscow) Medical School in USSR; trained at Hungarian Institute of Public Health and University of Missouri School of Medicine. Passionate about Medical Education.
- (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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"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
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Curriculum Board Teaching Excellence Award for Outstanding Course/Block Director
MU School of Medicine , 2011
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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MEDI 6220
Cardiopulmonary/Heme
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MEDI 5014
CBL Elective
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MEDI 6240
GI/GU/Endocrine
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MEDI 6120
Foundations of Medicine
Teaching Interests
1) Case-based learning (CBL)
2) Clinical microbiology & pathogenesis of infectious diseases
3) Medical Education/CBL Elective
4) Pre-matriculation lectures and CBL
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
Medical Education Research on the utility of problem-solving exams in assessment of pre-clerkship students' critical thinking, analytical and reasoning skills.
College Service
Professional Service
