Meet the Directors
Benjamin Blatt, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Scholarly Concentration Director
Dr. Blatt received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia where he also attended residency training in Internal Medicine. He currently serves as Director of the Office of Interdisciplinary Medical Education and as Medical Director of the CLASS Standardized Patient Center at the George Washington University. Additionally, Dr. Blatt is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the George Washington University. Conceiving and implementing curriculum and medical education research, especially at the intersection of medicine and the humanities, is his primary academic focus. His special interests include doctor-patient communication, teaching, teaching how to teach, and training and evaluation using standardized patients. Education projects, programs, and research developed in these areas at George Washington have received recognition at national meetings and in national publications.