Christopher Burns
- Professor, Basic Medical Sciences - (Educator Scholar Track)
- (520) 626-7692
- AHSC Education Building, Rm. 5TH FL
- Phoenix, AZ 85004
- burnscm@arizona.edu
Biography
Awards (Student Selected)
2011 Mulholland Award for Teaching Excellence in Foundations of Medicine - UVA
2010 Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award – FAU
2009 Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award – FAU
2005 Best Basic Science Teaching Department – MCG
Degrees
- Ph.D. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- B.S. Microbiology and Immunology
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Work Experience
- California Health Sciences University (2018 - 2021)
- Roseman University (2015 - 2018)
- Central Michigan University (2013 - 2015)
- University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois (2012 - 2013)
- University of Virginia (2010 - 2012)
- Florida Atlantic University (2006 - 2010)
- Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia (2001 - 2006)
- University of Oxford/Imperial Cancer Research Fund Labs (1996 - 2000)
Awards
- Outstanding Acheivement in the Field of Medical Education Research
- UofA Research Office for Medical Education, Summer 2023
- Innovation Award
- Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Ed, Fall 2022 (Award Finalist)
- Excellence in Educational Innovation
- University of Arizona, Spring 2022
- MS1 Teacher of the Year
- University of Arizona, Spring 2022 (Award Nominee)
Licensure & Certification
- Trainer-Consultant in Team-Based Learning, Team-Based Learning Collaborative (2013)
- Advanced Emergency Medical Tecnician, NREMT and Southern Nevada Health District (2013)
- Essential Skills in Medical Education, Association for Medical Education in Europe (2012)
- Leadership Education and Development, Association of American Medical Colleges (2012)
Interests
Teaching
My mission is to help students become future-proof clinicians by promoting lifelong learning and ensuring that clinical skills and knowledge derive from the underlying science. I champion student-centered collaborative learning in my classes, and throughout the curriculum, to achieve this goal. This approach shifts responsibility for learning to the students while challenging faculty to help students connect the dots and develop high-level mastery.
Research
I use a combination of quantitative and qualitative research to understand the student perspective and improve the student educational experience. Both teaching and cultural innovations are explored to identify innovations that meet the evolving needs of our curriculum.
Courses
2023-24 Courses
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Cellular Molecular& Neural Bio
CTS 555 (Fall 2023)
Scholarly Contributions
Chapters
- Takemoto, J., Lewis, D., Parrish, C., Coyne, L., & Burns, C. (2021). Team Learning in a Technology-Driven Era. In Perspectives on Digitally-Mediated Team Learning(pp 33-51). Springer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77614-5_3
- Winter, E., Clark, M., & Burns, C. (2021). Team-Based Learning™ Brings Academic Rigor, Collaboration, and Community to Online Learning. In Resilient pedagogy: Practical teaching strategies to overcome distance, disruption, and distraction.. Utah State University. doi:https://doi.org/10.26079/a516-fb24
Journals/Publications
- Schlegel, E., Bird, J., Burns, C., Cassara, M., O'Neil, J., Weisholtz, Y., & Le, T. (2021). Curriculum design and scholarship for new educators: a professional development workshop for medical students. MedEdPORTAL. doi:https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11130
Presentations
- Burns, C. (2023). Burns CM, Haidet P, Plunkett R. Jazz and TBL: A Workshop in Improvisation Skills for Facilitating Great Sessions. Team Based Learning Collaborative. Orlando, FL 2023.. TBLC Conferene. Orlando FL: TBLC.
- Burns, C. (2023). Johnston, EA, Holzmann S, Burns CM. Nutrition and Culinary Medicine TBL for Osteopathic Medical Students. Team Based Learning Collaborative. Orlando, FL 2023.. TBLC conference. Orlando FL: TBLC.
Poster Presentations
- Burns, C. (2023). Johnston EA, Torres, M, Goldgraben S, Burns CM. Integrating Nutrition and Culinary Medicine in Preclinical Medical Training: Now We’re Cooking! University of Arizona Research Office for Medical Education Forum, Phoenix, AZ, 2023 . ROME Forum.
