Deborah Ann Schwengel, M.D., M.Ed.

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  • Director, Education Research Core
  • Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Female

Expertise

Anesthesiology, Medical Education, Pediatric Sleep Apnea, Pediatrics ...read more

Research Interests

Evaluation of a novel educational curriculum for anesthesiology residents; hospital disaster preparedness; development of a curriculum in disaster preparedness for anesthesiology residents; and the use of neuroimaging to assess learning in anesthesiology trainees ...read more

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The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Main Entrance)

Appointment Phone: 410-955-7609
1800 Orleans St.
Sheikh Zayed Tower
Baltimore, MD 21287
Fax: 410-955-5607
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Background

Dr. Deborah Ann Schwengel is an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include pediatric anesthesiology.

Dr. Schwengel is a former program director of the Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Training and Residency Program.  She is interested in innovative ways of teaching adults in residency programs and invented the “College Days” Program for Residency Education.

She received her undergraduate degree in nursing from Duke University. She earned her M.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. She completed her residencies at Yale–New Haven Hospital and Johns Hopkins. She performed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins. She completed the Master of Education in the Health Professions at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Schwengel joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1994.

Dr. Schwengel's research interests include graduate medical education, innovative curriculum development, neurophysiologic assessment of learning and hospital disaster preparedness.

Dr. Schwengel has been recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education with the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education Outstanding Achievement for an Educational Innovation, The American Society of Anesthesiologists with the Distinguished Educator Award and The Society for Education in Anesthesia Philip Liu Award for best Research Abstract.

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Titles

  • Director, Education Research Core
  • Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Departments / Divisions

Centers & Institutes

Education

Degrees

  • MD; University of North Carolina School of Medicine (1986)

Residencies

  • Anesthesiology; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1991)
  • Pediatrics; Yale-New Haven Hospital (1989)

Fellowships

  • Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1991)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Anesthesiology (Anesthesiology-General) (1993)
  • American Board of Anesthesiology (Pediatric Anesthesiology) (2016)

Research & Publications

Research Summary

Dr. Schwengel’s research topics include the creation and evaluation of innovative educational curricula for anesthesiology residents; the development of a disaster preparedness programs and the use of neuroimaging to assess and track learning.

Selected Publications

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Schwengel DA, Toy S. Innovation in Education Research: Creation of an Education Research Core. Anesth Analg. 2019 Aug;129(2):520-525. [SI/QI]

Toy S, Huh DD, Materi J, Nanavati J, Schwengel DA. Use of neuroimaging to measure neurocognitive engagement in health professions education: a scoping review, Medical Education Online. 2022. 27:1, DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2021.2016357

Toy S, Ozsoy S, Shafiei S, Antonenko P, Schwengel D. Using electroencephalography to explore neurocognitive correlates of procedural proficiency: A pilot study to compare experts and novices during simulated endotracheal intubation. Brain and Cognition; Volume 165, 2023, 105938, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2022.105938

Schwengel DA, Divito A, Burgess N, Greenberg R, Walsh G, Toy S. Influx!, A game-based learning tool for in-hospital interprofessional disaster preparedness and response. BJA. 2021. PMID: 34924176

Gangadharan M, Hayanga H, Greenberg R, Schwengel D. A call to action: Why anesthesiologists must train, prepare, and be at the forefront of disaster response for mass casualty incidents. Anesth Analg. Accepted June 2023

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 2013
  • Outstanding Achievement in Education Award (Educational Innovation), Institute for Excellence in Education, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2013

Memberships

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1997
  • Society for Education in Anesthesia, 2007
  • Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists, 2000

Professional Activities

  • Clinical Competence Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, 1994
  • Director, Education Research Core, Johns Hopkins Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
  • Society for Education in Anesthesia, Board of Directors, 2016-2022
  • Editor-in-Chief, American Society of Anesthesiologists Patient Safety Editorial Board
  • Founder, Society for Education in Anesthesia Medical Education Journal Club

Videos & Media

Lectures and Presentations

  • Creation of a Unique, Multimodal, ACGME-Compliant Curriculum in Anesthesiology
    Grand Rounds Lectures, http://webcast, jhu (01/08/2012)
    edu/Mediasite/Play/85be30284a374254b60f58ad3ab10bbd1d
  • Educational Innovations: College Days
    Grand Rounds (11/15/2014)
    University of California, Irvine Anesthesiology
  • Perioperative Management of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
    Conference, Annual Meeting (11/15/2016)
    New Jersey Sleep Society
  • Innovating Education: Swimming Against the Current?”
    Grand Rounds (04/15/2017)
    Stanford University, Department of Anesthesiology
  • In search of the perfect omelet; the art of giving and receiving feedback
    Grand Rounds (10/15/2018)
    Emory University, Department of Anesthesiology
  • Unlocking the Black Box: What is going on in the brain of your learners?”
    Grand Rounds (02/19/2020)
    Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Anesthesia Grand Rounds
  • Teaching Quality and Safety: Are we on Target?
    Grand Rounds (03/10/2020)
    Nemours/Alfred I DuPont Hospital for Children, combined pediatrics and anesthesiology grand rounds
  • Forging a new path: Tips and tricks for curriculum development
    Teaching (11/20/2020)
    Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia Faculty Development Course
  • Taking the Mystery out of Curriculum Development; the six steps
    Workshop, Annual Meeting (02/20/2021)
    Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
  • Using electroencephalography to explore neurocognitive correlates of procedural proficiency: A pilot study to compare experts and novices during simulated endotracheal intubation
    Conference, Annual Meeting (04/15/2022)
    Society for Education in Anesthesia
  • A game-based curriculum to teach intrahospital mass casualty response
    Conference, Annual Meeting (04/15/2022)
    Society for Education in Anesthesia
  • Applying the art and science of teaching to graduate medical education
    Grand Rounds (06/08/2022)
    Westchester Medical Center, Anesthesiology Grand Rounds
  • Challenges and Opportunities for Fine-tuning Assessments and Reaching for Precision Education
    Grand Rounds (06/21/2022)
    University of Vermont, Anesthesiology
  • Tackling the top safety topics in your practice: recommendations from the ASA Patient Safety Editorial Board
    Conference, Annual Meeting (10/10/2022)
    American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Anesthetic considerations for repair of classic bladder exstrophy
    Conference (02/18/2023)
    2nd Operative Bladder exstrophy Workshop, Kampala, Uganda
  • Mass Casualty Incidents–Prepare and Practice
    Workshop, Annual Meeting (03/31/2023)
    Society for Pediatric Anesthesia,
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