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Positions
Associate Dean for Student Services & Curriculum
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Medical Education
- Classification:
- Faculty
Professor, Medical Education
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Student Services
- Classification:
- Faculty
Education
- EdD, West Virginia University, 2001
- MA, Marshall University, 1997
- BA, Marshall University, 1994
Publications
Hedrick J.S., Cottrell S.A., Rhodes L. and Ferrari N.F. (2020) Appalachian Culture & History, An Important Lesson for Incoming Medical Students. West Virginia Medical Journal.
Hedrick J.S., Cottrell S.A., Woodfork K, and Ferrari N.F. (2020) West Virginia University School of Medicine. Academic Medicine 95(95), S552-S555.
Cottrell S.A. and Ferrari N.F. (2019). More about USMLE Step 1 Scoring. Academic Medicine 94(11), 1626.
Cottrell S.A., Phillips J, Hedrick J, Nield L, Vos J, Mavis B, and Ferrari III N. The Relationship between Students’ Probationary History, Failure to Follow Career Counseling and Entry into the Supplemental Offer Acceptance Program (SOAP): A Comparison between Two Medical Schools , MedEdPublish, 2017, 6, [1], 56, doi:https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2017.000056
Cottrell S.A. and Ferrari N.F. (2013). Matching the Practical Implementation of Education with Medical Profession Values. Medical Education, 48, 5-7.
Cottrell S.A., Warden M, Graves C, Hashmi M, Nield L, Larrabee H, Lerfald N, Clawges H, and Ferrari N. Measuring Medical Residents’ Well-Being. (2013). MedEdPORTAL; 2013.
Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/9405
Cottrell S.A., Gill A., Crow S., Saizow R., Nelson E., and Shumway J. (2012). A Teaching Oath: A Commitment to Medical Students’ Learning and Development. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 24(2), 165-167.
Cottrell S.A., Brownlee L., and Ferrari N. (2010). An Institutional Approach to Assist Program Directors and Coordinators with Meeting the Challenges of Graduate Medical Education.
Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2(2), 170-174.
Cottrell S.A., Smith T., Ferrari N., Cannarella R., Jacques M., and Shumway J. (2010). A Generalizability Study of Student Ratings in Logbooks to Assess the Educational Process Of Clinical Learning. Academic Medicine. 85(7), 1237-1241.
Cottrell S.A. (2009). Promoting Integrated and Transformative Assessment: A Deeper Focus on Student Learning. CA: Jossey-Bass. 197 pages. ISBN: 978-0-470-26135-4. (Book Review). Journal of General Education. 58(2), 121-123.
Cottrell S.A., Thammasitboon S., Cannarella R., Jacques M., and Shumway J. (2008). The Relationship between the Educational Process and Students’ Confidence.
The Clinical Teacher. 5, 226-231.
About Scott Cottrell
Scott Cottrell, Ed.D. was appointed the Associate Dean for Student Services and Curriculum in 2011. Dr. Cottrell is a Professor in the Department of Medical Education. He earned his doctorate from West Virginia University in 2001 with an emphasis in higher education leadership. Previously, he served as an Assistant Dean at the Eastern Division for nearly 4 years. His research interests include curricular development and assessment. He has authored several papers that focus on medical student learning and presented at national conferences. He has also designed and validated assessments that measure a variety of competencies, including professionalism and systems-based learning. Dr. Cottrell's teaching interests include statistics, measurement, and assessment. He was recently nominated for the West Virginia University Distinguished Teacher Award.
Dr. Cottrell has a national reputation and serves several leadership roles in professional organizations. He was recently elected as Chair for the Generalist in Medical Education, and is serving as the Southern Group on Education Affairs (SGEA) section's Chair for Medical Education Research, Scholarship and Evaluation (MESRE- formerly RIME). Dr. Cottrell was also the recipient of the Medical Education Scholarship Award for Outstanding Presentation at a recent SGEA conference. He has been asked to review manuscripts for a variety of journals and currently serves as the editor for Med Ed Online.
He lives in Morgantown with his wife, Lesley Cottrell and his two children, McKenna and Liam.
You may contact Dr. Cottrell at (304) 293-2408 or at scottrell@hsc.wvu.edu.
You may contact Dr. Cottrell at (304) 293-2408 or at scottrell@hsc.wvu.edu.