Laura R. Hopson, MD, MEd

Laura R. Hopson is Professor and Associate Chair of Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine of the University of Michigan Medical School. She graduated from Yale University with a BS in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and obtained her MD from Duke University. She completed residency training at the University of Michigan, and a master’s in education through Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hopson has been extensively involved in medical education at the undergraduate and graduate level throughout her career including 9 years as residency program director. She co-directs the University of Michigan’s GME Innovations program which is an institutional initiative to promote innovations in education and demonstrates their effectiveness through high-level learner and patient centered outcomes. Dr. Hopson has a long-standing interest in the transition between UME and GME and her scholarly work focuses on the residency selection process and optimizing learning outcomes including the implementation of competency based medical education.