The Office of Continuing and Community Education Staff

Staff

Barbara Caron
Ms. Caron is an Administrative Program Coordinator for the Continuing Medical Education Program, and she is administratively responsible for ensuring that educational activities are consistent with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s standards for continuing medical education. Ms. Caron’s programmatic interests include the use of adult education principles and practices to facilitate improvements in the practice of medicine and the quality of patient care.

Vera A. Dynder
Ms. Dynder is an Administrative Program Coordinator for the Continuing Medical Education Program, and she is administratively responsible for ensuring that educational activities are consistent with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s standards for continuing medical education. Ms. Dynder’s programmatic interests include the use of adult education principles and practices to facilitate improvements in the practice of medicine and the quality of patient care.

Thomas J. Van Hoof, MD, EdD
Dr. Van Hoof is the Associate Dean of Continuing and Community Education and an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine and Health Care at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He received his medical and psychiatric training at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and he completed a fellowship in medical ethics at Harvard Medical School. Additionally, Dr. Van Hoof earned a master's degree in education from the University of Connecticut and a doctoral degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Van Hoof’s research and teaching interests relate to adult learning and the use of educational interventions to change provider behavior.


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