Heather Newton, EdD, MEd

Dr. Newton obtained both her doctorate degree in Educational Psychology and a master’s degree in Teacher Education and Curriculum Instruction from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She also completed a three-year research fellowship. Dr. Newton’s passion is education and she has over 27 years of professional experience in the educational field from preschool through postgraduate. Currently, Dr. Newton works with Graduate Medical Education as the Executive Director of GME, Educational Programs at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS). In this role, she helps to create and implement faculty development curricula and deliver training in multiple modalities to residents, faculty, and staff. Dr. Newton has a passion for teaching, mentoring, scholarship, accreditation, and leadership. Her research interests are in program evaluations, conducting needs assessments, leadership, and interprofessional relationships for producing scholarship. Additionally, Dr. Newton is an associate professor with the EVMS Department of Pediatrics and the EVMS School of Health Professions.