Addictive Learning That Sticks

Dr. Masser received her medical degree at Darmouth Medical School and completed her residency in emergency medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.  She is currently the Associate Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Needham, chairs the Code Committee at this hospital, and is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  Since 1999, she has been a medical advisor and ski patroller at Sugarbush Mountain, VT.

Education:
 1993   A.B. (Biology), Amherst College
 1997   M.D., Dartmouth Medical School

Postdoctoral Training:
 01/97-12/00    Categorical Resident in General Surgery, General Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
 01/00-12/03    Resident in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Licensure and Certification:
 1999   State of Rhode Island, Medical License
 1999   State of Massachusetts, Medical License
 2005   Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Academic Appointments:
 1997-1999      Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
 1999-2002      Research Fellow in Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
 2001-2003      Research Fellow in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
 2003-2004      Instructor in Medicine, Medicine, Beth Israel-Deaconess, Boston, MA

Hospital or Affiliated Institution Appointments:
 01/99-12/00    Surgical Housestaff, Quincy Hospital, Quincy, MA
 01/99-12/01    Surgical Housestaff, South Shore Hospital, MA
 01/03- Staff member in Emergency Medicine, Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Ayer, MA
 01/03- Attending faculty in Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , Boston, MA
 01/03- Staff member in Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Needham, Needham, MA

Hospital and Health Care Organization Clinical Service Responsibilities:
2003- 2005     Assistant Director, Medical Student Clerkship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2008-   Associate Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Needham
2008-   Physician representative, Emergency Management Committee, BIDN
2008-   Physician representative, Health Information Management Committee, BIDN
2008-   Member, Utilization Management Committee, BIDN
2008-   Chair, Code Committee, BIDN

Professional Societies:
2000-    Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member
2000-   American College of Emergency Physicians, Member

Community Service Related to Professional Work:
 1999-  Medical Advisor, Sugarbush Ski Patrol

Awards and Honors:
 1994   National Cancer Research Fellowship, Dartmouth Medical School
 1996   Student member, Admissions Committee, Dartmouth Medical School
 1997   Arthur Naitove Surgical Scholar, Dartmouth Medical School
 1999   Rhone Pulenac Rore Surgical Scholarship, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Publications:
1.          Kerfoot BP, Masser BA, Hafler JP. How does the introduction of computers and wall-mounted plasma screens Impact small group tutorials? Preliminary results. Med Educ. 2003;37(5):478-9.
2.         Kerfoot BP, Baker H, Volkan K, Church PA, Federman DD, Masser BA, DeWolf WC. Development and initial evaluation of a novel urology curriculum for medical students. J Urol. 2004;172(1):278-81.
3.         Kerfoot BP, Baker H, Volkan K, Church PA, Federman DD, Masser BA, DeWOLF WC. Development of validated instrument to measure medical student learning in clinical urology: a step toward evidence based education. J Urol. 2004;172(1):282-5.
4.         Kerfoot BP, Masser BA, Hafler JP. Influence of new educational technology on problem-based learning at Harvard Medical School. Med Educ. 2005;39(4):380-7.
5.         Masser BA, Woo B, Kerfoot BP. Randomised trial of early clinical training for students. Med Educ. 2005;39(11):1150-1.
6.         Kerfoot BP, Nabha KS, Masser BA, McCullough DL. What makes a medical student avoid or enter a career in urology? Results of an international survey. J Urol. 2005;174(5):1953-7.
7.         Kerfoot BP, Masser BA, Dewolf WC. The continued decline of formal urological education of medical students in the United States: does it matter? J Urol. 2006;175(6):2243-7; discussion 2247-8.
8.         Kerfoot BP, Dewolf WC, Masser BA, Church PA, Federman DD. Spaced education improves the retention of clinical knowledge by medical students: a randomised controlled trial. Med Educ. 2007;41(1):23-31.