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Jann T. Balmer, PHD RN FACEHP FAAN

Retired Director, CME, & Independent Consultant
University of Virginia

Qualification Summary
Jann Torrance Balmer PHD RN FAAN served as the Director for Continuing Medical Education (CME) of the University of Virginia School of Medicine from 1990 through 2022. Under her leadership, the Office of CME demonstrated significant growth in meeting the educational needs of physicians, healthcare professionals and teams. Dr. Balmer provided the strategic direction for the collaboration of the continuing education programs in the School of Medicine and Nursing to achieve Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education. This accreditation designation fosters interprofessional collaboration and accreditation across eight healthcare professions. She held faculty appointments in the School of Medicine and Nursing.

As a nurse leading continuing medical (CME) and interprofessional continuing education (IPCE), Dr. Balmer has consistently leveraged her expertise to incorporate priorities for collaborative interprofessional care, addressing challenges faced by clinicians and healthcare teams. She led the transformation of a professional membership organization’s mission for CE professionals from CME to interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) and developed national competencies for CE professionals.
Dr. Balmer launched multiple innovative CE initiatives addressing population health issues, such as cardiovascular disease, smoking cessation, congenital heart disease, newborn screening and breastfeeding that have been implemented both nationally and internationally. The most recent initiatives focus on implementation and licensing of the Stepping In 4 Respect Initiative, created by Drs. Plews-Ogan and Townsend and a capacity building project focused on the early recognition of irAEs (adverse events) in patients receiving immunotherapy for oncology conditions.

Broad expertise and knowledge in continuing education in the health professions, nationally and internationally. Extensive work in strategic planning, leadership development, adult learning, educational design, institutional and organizational assessment, innovative educational modalities that foster collaborative approaches to learning, performance and outcomes.

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