Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Formerly)
Institution: Florida International Hebert Wertheim College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Former)
Institution: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Institutional Title: Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Institutional Role: Vice Chair, Education
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of North Dakota School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Institutional Role: Pediatrics
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Teaching & Learning Lead
Institution: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Radiology
Institutional Role:Associate Vice Chair of Education
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (formerly)
Institution:Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Scappoose Family Medicine Clinic
Institutional Role: Assistant Dean of UME Student Affairs, OHSU School of Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: UC Davis Health
Institutional Title: Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics,
Chief Division of Nephrology
Mentoring Director, Department of Pediatrics
Director of Student Development, Office of Medical Education
Professor, Department of Nephrology
Institutional Role: Pediatric Nephrology
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution:Duke University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Pediatrics
Institutional Role:Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs
Category: Educators Consortium, Pediatrics, Associate Editor
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Teaching & Learning Lead
Institution: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Institutional Role: Resident Liaison, Pediatrics Residency Program
Category: Educator Consortium, Pediatrics, Teaching & Learning Lead
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Senior Director
Institution: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Category: Educators Consortium, Pediatrics,
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Former)
Cases Edited: Geriatrics Case 04 – 85-year-old female with dementia, Case 05 – 79-year old female with agitation, Case 07 – y8-year-old male with depression
Institution:University Chicago Medicine
Institutional Role: UChicago Faculty Physician, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Science Lead
Institution: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Physiology
Institutional Role: Faculty, Instructor of Record Preclinical Curriculum
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Assessment Lead, Former Case Editor
Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Institutional Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Former)
Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 32: 39-year-old female with joint pain
Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Inova Campus
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director for the Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Acting Internship Director, Associate Professor of Medical Education, Hospitalist Physician
Course Board: Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Allegheny Health Network
Institutional Role: Associate Residency Program Director; Breast Imaging Radiologist
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor
Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Institutional Title: Professor
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor, Case Author, Case Editor (former)
Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Institutional Role: Pediatric Clerkship Director
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Clinical Lead (Leadership), Clinical Lead & Script Author (Pilot School)
Institution: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical Education
Institutional Role: Assistant Dean, Curricular Innovation
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Former)
Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 13: 65-year-old woman for annual physical
Institution: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship, Course Director of Prevention and Screening Curriculum, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Roles: Co-Student Engagement Lead, Case Author, Case Editor (former)
Past Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 15: 50-year-old man with cough and nasal congestion
Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Institutional Role: Associate Professor of Medicine; Clerkship Director
Role: Case Author
Former Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 26: 58-year-old man with altered mental status and experiencing homelessness
Institution: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Professor of Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (former)
Institution: Nebraska Medical Center
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Institutional Role: Associate Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Director, Medical Student Education Coordinator
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Assessment Lead
Institution: Inova Medical Group
Dr. Stephen Scott joined Aquifer as Consortium President in June of 2022. In this role, Dr. Scott serves as a key member of the Executive Team and is responsible for all aspects of the Aquifer Consortium’s membership and engagement strategy in support of Aquifer’s mission, vision, and values.
Dr. Scott first became involved with Aquifer in 2007 and has been an active member of the Aquifer Family Medicine Course Board. Most recently, Dr. Scott served Aquifer as an Academic Director for Engagement. Dr. Scott is the Senior Associate Dean of Educational Affairs and Accreditation at the TCU School of Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Previously, he served as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar.
Dr. Scott is the recipient of multiple grants and awards for educational leadership and innovation. He and his wife Melissa have two daughters. Steve enjoys playing the piano, the arts, reading, and exploring the world with family and friends.
Cases Authored: Family Medicine 14: 35-year-old woman with missed period
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Senior Director, Case Author
Cases Authored: Radiology 01: 23-year-old man Chest – Infection, Radiology 02: 51-year-old man Chest – Masses, Radiology 03: 65-year-old man Chest – Trauma, Radiology 04: 65-year-old woman Chest – Vascular and COPD, Radiology 11: 8-week old male – Pediatrics A, Radiology 12: 2-month old female – Pediatrics B, Radiology 13: 59-year-old woman MSK – Arthritis, osteomyelitis, Radiology 14: 28-year-old woman Women’s imaging – Pregnancy and infertility, Radiology 15: 43-year-old woman Women’s imaging – Malignancy and screening, Radiology 17: 65-year-old man – Cardiac and Cardiovascular, Radiology 18: Professionalism in Radiology
Institution: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Radiology and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Current Roles: Academic Director of Clinical Decision Making Assessment, Case Author, Assessment Author
Former Role: Editor-in-Chief (Aquifer Internal Medicine), Academic Director for Assessment, Case Editor, Sciences Contributor
Cases Authored: High Value Care 01: 45-year-old man – The importance of clinical reasoning, Internal Medicine 12: 55-year-old man with lower abdominal pain, Internal Medicine 25: 75-year-old woman with altered mental status
Aquifer Courses Authored: Aquifer Excellence courses on writing clinical decision cases and MCQs.
Other Aquifer Contributions: development of Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence cases
Institution: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Institutional Title: Professor of Medicine
Institutional Role: Director, Meliora in Medicine; Director of Faculty Development, Hospital Medicine Division; Senior Assoc. Division Chief, Hospital Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences, Aquifer Pediatrics (former)
Role: Clinical Lead (Sciences), Pilot School Clinical Lead (Sciences), Case Author (Pediatrics), Associate Editor (Pediatrics- former)
Cases Authored: Pediatrics 02: Infant female well-child visits (2, 6, and 9 months)
Institution: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Institutional Title: Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Institutional Role: Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Course Board: Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor
Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School, Division of General Internal Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Science Lead
Institution: University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Physiology
Institutional Role: Module Director for Year One
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Science Lead, Pilot School Basic Science Lead (Case Author)
Institution: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Institutional Role: Professional School Director, Biochemistry; Course Director
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Senior Director
Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Pharmacology
Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Curriculum
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Current Role: Clinical Lead (Sciences), Case Author
Former Roles: Co-Senior Director (Sciences), Senior Director (Internal Medicine)
Cases Authored: High Value Care 02: 25-year-old woman – Making diagnostic testing count, Internal Medicine 01: 49-year-old man with chest pain
Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School
Institutional Title: Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of General Internal Medicine
Institutional Role: Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Curriculum Lead, Associate Editor (former)
Institution: Rowan University
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Radiology
Institutional Role: Vice-Chair of Research and Education
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (former)
Institution: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Division of Cardiology
Institutional Role: Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Vice Chair of Education for Pediatrics
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Curriculum Lead, Associate Editor (former)
Institution: University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Institutional Role: Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Current Roles: Curriculum Lead, Case Author
Former Roles: Associate Editor, Case Editor
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 06: 45-year-old man with hypertension; Internal Medicine 10: 48-year-old woman with diarrhea and dizziness (Assistant Author)
Institution: University of Washington
Institutional Role: Associate Professor of Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Author, Case Editor (former)
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 21: 78-year-old man with fever, lethargy, and anorexia
Institution: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix
Institutional Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Institutional Role: Core Subintern Selectives Director
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (former)
Institution: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
Institutional Role: Interim Associate Dean of Medical Education; Course Director for Practice of Medicine (clinical skills course for first-year students)
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor
Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 10: 48-year-old woman with diarrhea and dizziness
Institution: University of Rochester Medical Center
Institutional Title: Associate Editor
Institutional Role: Internal Medicine Clerkship Director; Associate Director of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics Residency Program
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Teaching & Learning Lead, Case Editor (former)
Institution: University of Wisconsin
Institutional Title: Professor
Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Medical Education
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Current Roles: Assessment Lead, Case Author
Former Roles: Associate Editor, Case Editor
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 21: 78-year-old man with fever, lethargy, and anorexia
Institution: Albany Medical College
Institutional Title: Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Institutional Role: Clerkship director Internal Medicine; Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Residency Program
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Current Role: Senior Director, Case Author
Former Roles: Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 02: 60-year-old woman with chest pain
Institution: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor
Institutional Role: Curriculum Director
Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care
Role: Teaching & Learning Lead, Associate Editor, Case Author
Cases Authored: High Value Care 09: 66-year-old woman – Redefining value at end of life
Institution: John Hopkins University
Course Board: Aquifer High Value Care
Role: Senior Director, Case Author
Cases Authored: High Value Care 03: 65-year-old woman – Adult preventive care and value, High Value Care 12: 17-year-old female – Paying for value: Insurance Part 2
Institution: University of Florida
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Position: Advanced Geriatrics Research Fellowship
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Senior Director, Editor in Chief, Case Author, Associate Editor (former)
Cases Authored: Geriatrics 04: 85-year-old woman with dementia, Geriatrics 12: 78-year-old woman and falls, Geriatrics 15: 75-year-old man with abdominal pain, Geriatrics 17: 86-year-old woman with pneumonia
Institution: Mayo Clinic, Phoenix
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Institutional Role: Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Institutional Role: Associate Professor
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Chicago
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Teaching & Learning Lead, Case Author
Cases Authored: Geriatrics 16: 87-year-old man with low back pain
Institution: Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Assessment Lead, Case Author
Cases Authored: Geriatrics 22: 74-year-old man and hazards of hospitalization: geriatric patient safety in the acute care setting
Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Curriculum Lead, Associate Editor, Case Editor (former)
Institution: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Science
Institutional Role: Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Washington
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Author
Cases Authored: Family Medicine 20: 28-year-old woman with abdominal pain
Institution: Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
Institutional Title: Professor
Institutional Role: Director of Medical Student Education in Family Medicine
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Current Roles: Teaching & Learning Lead, Case Author, Case Editor (former)
Cases Authored: Family Medicine 21: 12-year-old female with fever
Institution: University of Rochester
Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Institution Role: Director Medical Student Education, Dept. of Family Medicine; Global Health Pathway Director; Clerkship Director
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Assessment Lead, Case Author, Case Editor (former)
Cases Authored: Family Medicine 02: 55-year-old man wellness visit
Institution: Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Institutional Title: Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Senior Director, Curriculum Lead, Case Author, Associate Editor (former)
Cases Authored: Family Medicine 05: 30-year-old woman with palpitations
Institution: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Institutional Title: Associate Professor Emeritus
Role: Academic Director of Curriculum, Senior Director, Case Author (former)
Cases Authored: Family Medicine 26: 55-year-old man with fatigue, Family Medicine 29: 72-year-old man with dementia
Institution: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Institutional Role: Vice-Chair of Research and Education
