Deborah A. Schwengel, MD, MED

Professional Titles

• Director, Education Research Core

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Background

Centers and Institutes

Johns Hopkins Children's Center

CV

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/anesthesiology/residency/apply/Schwengel_Deb.pdf

Research Interests

and the use of neuroimaging to assess learning in anesthesiology trainees, development of a curriculum in disaster preparedness for anesthesiology residents, Evaluation of a novel educational curriculum for anesthesiology residents, hospital disaster preparedness

Lab Website

Deborah Schwengel Lab

• Research in the Deborah Schwengel Lab focuses on perioperative care of pediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea as well as anesthetic care for patients undergoing ethanol embolization of vascular malformations. Our team also explores topics within graduate medical education. In this field, our work has involved evaluating both an educational curriculum and a disaster preparedness curriculum for anesthesiology residents. We also have a long-standing interest in international adoption medicine.

Research Summary

Dr. Schwengel’s research topics include the creation and evaluation of innovative educational curricula for anesthesiology residents; the development of a disaster preparedness programs and the use of neuroimaging to assess and track learning.

PubMed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Schwengel,%20Deborah[Full%20Author%20Name]&cmd=DetailsSearch

Selected Publications

• Schwengel DA, Divito A, Burgess N, Greenberg R, Walsh G, Toy S. Influx!, A game-based learning tool for in-hospital interprofessional disaster preparedness and response. BJA. 2021. PMID: 34924176

• Schwengel DA, Toy S. Innovation in Education Research: Creation of an Education Research Core. Anesth Analg. 2019 Aug;129(2):520-525. [SI/QI]

• Gangadharan M, Hayanga H, Greenberg R, Schwengel D. A call to action: Why anesthesiologists must train, prepare, and be at the forefront of disaster response for mass casualty incidents. Anesth Analg. Accepted June 2023

• Toy S, Huh DD, Materi J, Nanavati J, Schwengel DA. Use of neuroimaging to measure neurocognitive engagement in health professions education: a scoping review, Medical Education Online. 2022. 27:1, DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2021.2016357

• Toy S, Ozsoy S, Shafiei S, Antonenko P, Schwengel D. Using electroencephalography to explore neurocognitive correlates of procedural proficiency: A pilot study to compare experts and novices during simulated endotracheal intubation. Brain and Cognition; Volume 165, 2023, 105938, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2022.105938

Honors

• Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 1/1/13
• Outstanding Achievement in Education Award (Educational Innovation), Institute for Excellence in Education, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1/1/13

Lectures & Presentations

• A game-based curriculum to teach intrahospital mass casualty response, Conference, Annual Meeting, Society for Education in Anesthesia, 4/15/22
• Anesthetic considerations for repair of classic bladder exstrophy, Conference, 2nd Operative Bladder exstrophy Workshop, Kampala, Uganda, 2/18/23
• Applying the art and science of teaching to graduate medical education, Grand Rounds, Westchester Medical Center, Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, 6/8/22
• Challenges and Opportunities for Fine-tuning Assessments and Reaching for Precision Education, Grand Rounds, University of Vermont, Anesthesiology, 6/21/22
• Creation of a Unique, Multimodal, ACGME-Compliant Curriculum in Anesthesiology, Grand Rounds Lectures, http://webcast, jhu, edu/Mediasite/Play/85be30284a374254b60f58ad3ab10bbd1d, 1/8/12
• Educational Innovations: College Days, Grand Rounds, University of California, Irvine Anesthesiology, 11/15/14
• Forging a new path: Tips and tricks for curriculum development, Teaching, Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia Faculty Development Course, 11/20/20
• In search of the perfect omelet; the art of giving and receiving feedback, Grand Rounds, Emory University, Department of Anesthesiology, 10/15/18
• Innovating Education: Swimming Against the Current?", Grand Rounds, Stanford University, Department of Anesthesiology, 4/15/17
• Mass Casualty Incidents-Prepare and Practice, Workshop, Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia,, 3/31/23
• Perioperative Management of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Conference, Annual Meeting, New Jersey Sleep Society, 11/15/16
• Tackling the top safety topics in your practice: recommendations from the ASA Patient Safety Editorial Board, Conference, Annual Meeting, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 10/10/22
• Taking the Mystery out of Curriculum Development; the six steps, Workshop, Annual Meeting, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, 2/20/21
• Teaching Quality and Safety: Are we on Target?, Grand Rounds, Nemours/Alfred I DuPont Hospital for Children, combined pediatrics and anesthesiology grand rounds, 3/10/20
• Unlocking the Black Box: What is going on in the brain of your learners?", Grand Rounds, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Anesthesia Grand Rounds, 2/19/20
• Using electroencephalography to explore neurocognitive correlates of procedural proficiency: A pilot study to compare experts and novices during simulated endotracheal intubation, Conference, Annual Meeting, Society for Education in Anesthesia, 4/15/22

Memberships

• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Society for Education in Anesthesia
• Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists

Professional Activities

Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Competence Committee, 1/1/94