Fred Wolf, PhD *

Dr. Wolf received his bachelors degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Masters in Education and a PhD in Educational Psychology and Evaluation and Measurement from Kent State University. He began his academic career as a clinical assistant professor in Pediatrics and research associate in the Division of Research and Evaluation in Medical Education at Ohio State University. He then joined the Department of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Professions Education at the University of Michigan, rising to full Professor there. After fifteen years in Michigan he moved to the University of Washington as professor and chair of the Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, and adjunct professor in the Departments of Health Services and Epidemiology. Dr. Wolfís research bridges informatics and medical education, including clinical reasoning, decision making, and judgment under uncertainty. He has also made important contributions in understanding the dissemination and evaluation of new technology such as decision support systems, and in the area of evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews and meta-analysis of educational and healthcare interventions, including comparative effectiveness research and training. At the time of his election he had published more than 150 papers, participated in a variety of journal editorial boards, and mentored 15 MS/PhD/postdoctoral students. Dr. Wolf authored a widely used textbook on Meta-analysis, and led several meta-analyses and Cochrane systematic reviews that have been are highly cited, including reviews on medical continuing education programs and asthma self-management. These sustained achievements are recognized by his election to the College.