Generative AI, including Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, has grown in skills and capacity in the past few months. Many of these news reports have focused on the impact of ChatGPT in an educational setting. Join us on September 28, when members of the USU faculty, the LRC, and the CIO teams discuss AI for Medical Educators as well as similar dialog-based tools. We will explain what they are, present considerations for the educational use of Generative AI, describe possible learning impacts, and discuss early policies and an ethical framework that relates to Generative AI. We will also discuss how ChatGPT works and provide you with some considerations for learning and assessment. This session will be presented by Dr. Clifton Dalgard, Dr. Joshua Duncan, Dr. Vincent Capaldi, Dr. Greg Booth, Dr. Elizabeth Steinbach, Ms. Alison Rollins, Dr. Seth Schobel Mr. Sean Baker, Dr. Dina Kurzweil & the Education & Technology Innovation (ETI) Support Office.
Presenter Bios
LTC (P) Vincent F. Capaldi, II, MC, USA, is the Vice Chair of Psychiatry (Research), Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD and Senior Medical Scientist, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, MD. He is an associate professor in the departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Capaldi is also the program director of the National Capital Consortium combined Internal Medicine and Psychiatry residency training program and chair of the Biomedical Ethics Committee at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. LTC Capaldi completed dual residency training in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry and fellowship in Sleep Medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. LTC (P) Capaldi holds board certifications from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Internal Medicine to practice General Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, and Sleep Medicine. LTC (P) Capaldi is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He is a past president of the Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists – the Military District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association.
An alumnus of Brown University, Providence, RI, Dr. Capaldi received the following degrees from Brown: ScB in Psychology (2002), Masters in Research Psychology (2003), and MD (2007). Commissioning into the Medical Corps through the Health Professionals Scholarship Program (HPSP), Dr. Capaldi completed his dual residency training in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry in 2012 and sleep medicine fellowship in 2015. In January 2013, LTC (P) Capaldi was appointed as officer in charge (OIC) of the Restoration Program at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. As OIC, LTC (P) Capaldi was responsible for the comprehensive behavioral health restoration program, all clinical operations, and prevention activities for over 45,000 NATO troops stationed across Afghanistan. In January 2019, LTC (P) Capaldi deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, serving as the Theater Behavioral Health Consultant, the senior behavioral health provider supporting service members in Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. LTC (P) Capaldi is credited with establishing the behavioral health hotline in the CENTCOM region.
LTC (P) Capaldi has published over 150 peer reviewed scientific articles, abstracts, presentations, and book chapters on various topics such as sleep disorders, traumatic brain injury, and post stroke depression that have appeared in several medical journals. He serves as the Fatigue Management Capabilities Area Manager for the Military Operational Research Program, Medical Research and Development Command. He also serves as the Sleep Medicine Consultant to the US Army Surgeon General. In 2019 LTC (P) Capaldi was awarded the AMEDD “A Proficiency Designator, awarded to the top 10% of military physicians and was selected as the 2019 Surgeon General Physician Recognition winner, awarded to the top military physician by rank. His other military awards include the Order of Military Medical Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal (1 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1OLC), Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and International Security Force Operation NATO Medal.
LTC (P) Capaldi is supported by his wife Melinda, a US Army Reserve Officer and clinical psychologist, and two daughters, Gia (9) and Eva (6).
Dr. Kurzweil is the Director of the ETI and an Associate Professor of Medicine. As ETI Director, she pro
vides strategic direction for the ETI, instructional and educational technology support for faculty, supervision of ETI personnel, and management of the ETI office. Prior to that, she worked at the National Defense University providing direction and vision of the instructional team supporting the Center for Educational Technology.
She has served on numerous committees and task forces examining a wide range of topics including educational technologies, interprofessional education, professional development for K12 and higher education faculty, learning management systems, program assessment and evaluation, instructional design, and teaching/faculty support paradigms.
Dr. Kurzweil has presented at international, national, and regional conferences, including OLC, AERA, American Educational Research Association (AERA), multiple conferences offered by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference (I/ITSEC), and AAMC.
Dr. Steinbach is the Academic Writing Specialist in the newly established writing center at USUHS and
holds a PhD in Foreign Language Education from the University of Texas at Austin. She has 20 years of experience teaching and facilitating the learning of academic writing. Previously, Dr. Steinbach has worked domestically for the University of Texas at Austin and Austin Community College, and overseas for the U.S. State Department and Peace Corps as a teacher trainer and English language specialist in Armenia, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Korea, and South Africa.