Positions
- Associate Dean
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Professor with Tenure
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Department of Psychiatry
Baylor College of Medicine
- Professor with Tenure
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Health Professions
Baylor College of Medicine
- Professor with Tenure
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Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
- Professor with Tenure
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Department of Education, Innovation, & Technology
Baylor College of Medicine
Addresses
- BCM-Michael DeBakey Center (Office)
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Room: BCMM-M108K
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- PhD from University of Akron
- Akron, Ohio United States
- Industrial- Organizational Psychology
- MA from University of Akron
- Akron, Ohio United States
- Industrial-Organizational Psychology
- BA from University of Arkansas
- Fayetteville, Arkansas United States
- Psychology
Honors & Awards
- Nomination
- Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) (01/2016)
- Paper of Distinction Award
- Association for Surgical Education (ASE) (01/2016)
- Simulation-based Surgical Skills Curriculum Best Paper Award
- American College of Surgeons (ACS) and Association for Surgical Education (ASE) Medical Student (01/2016)
- Recognition of Excellence Award
- Association for Surgical Education (ASE) (01/2016)
- Paper of Distinction Award
- Association for Surgical Education (ASE) (01/2015)
- Robert Flora/Linda Upp Award for Medical Education Research
- 01/2013
- Doctoral Consortium Fellow
- Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP) (01/2012)
- Student Travel Award
- American Psychological Association (APA) (01/2011)
- Best Paper Award
- Academy of Management (AOM) (01/2008)
- Marie Wilson Howells Outstanding Psychology Student Award
- 01/2008
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award (Educational Research)
- Baylor College of Medicine (03/2020)
- AMEE Best Research Paper Award
- Association for Medical Education in Europe (08/2019)
Selected Publications
- Timberlake MD, Mayo HG, Scott L, Weis J, Gardner AK. "What do we know about intraoperative teaching? A systematic review.." Ann Surg. 2017 Jan 3; Pubmed PMID: 28059834
- Gardner AK, Scott DJ, AbdelFattah KR "Do great teams think alike? An examination of team mental models and their impact on team performance.." Surgery.. 2017 Jan 4;pii: S0039-6060(16):30752-8. Pubmed PMID: 28063607
- Gardner AK, Steffes CP, Nepomnayshy D, Nicholas C, Widmann WD, Fitzgibbons SC, Dunkin BJ, Jones DB, Paige JT "Selection bias: Examining the feasibility, utility, and participant receptivity to incorporating simulation into the general surgery residency selection process.." Am J Surg.. 2016 Sep 30;pii: S0002-9610(16):30616-X. Pubmed PMID: 28029374
- Ahmed RA, Atkinson SS, Gable B, Yee J, Gardner AK "Coaching From the Sidelines: Examining the Impact of Teledebriefing in Simulation-Based Training." Simul Healthc. 2016;11:334-339.
- Gardner AK, Kosemund M, Martinez J "Examining the Feasibility and Predictive Validity of the SAGAT Tool to Assess Situation Awareness Among Medical Trainees." Simul Healthc. 2017;12:17-21.
- Gardner AK, Clanton J, Jabbour II, Scott L, Scott DJ, Russo MA. "Impact of seductive details on the acquisition and transfer of laparoscopic suturing skills: Emotionally interesting or cognitively taxing?." Surgery. 2016;160:580-585.
- Gardner AK, Russo MA, Jabbour II, Kosemund M, Scott DJ. "Frame-of-reference training for simulation-based intraoperative communication assessment.." Am J Surg. 2016;212:548-551.
- Gardner AK, Ritter EM, Paige JT, Ahmed RA, Fernandez G, Dunkin BJ. "Simulation-Based Selection of Surgical Trainees: Considerations, Challenges, and Opportunities.." 2016;223:530-536.
- Gardner AK, Nepomnayshy D, Reickert C, Gee DW, Brydges R, Korndorffer JR Jr, Scott DJ, Sachdeva AK. "The value proposition of simulation." Surgery. 2016;160:546-551.
- Gardner AK, Diesen DL, Hogg D, Huerta S "The impact of goal setting and goal orientation on performance during a clerkship surgical skills training program." Am J Surg. 2016;211:321-325.
- Vyasa P, Willis RE, Dunkin BJ, Gardner AK. "Are General Surgery Residents Accurate Assessors of Their Own Flexible Endoscopy Skills?." J Surg Educ. 2017;74:23-29. Pubmed PMID: 27522346
- Gardner AK, Marks JM, Pauli EM, Majumder A, Dunkin BJ. "Changing attitudes and improving skills: demonstrating the value of the SAGES flexible endoscopy course for fellows." Surg Endosc. 2017;31:147-152. Pubmed PMID: 27139705
- Ahmed RA, Frey J, Gardner AK, Gordon JA, Yudkowsky R, Tekian A. "Characteristics and Core Curricular Elements of Medical Simulation Fellowships in North America.." J Grad Med Educ. 2016;8:252-255. Pubmed PMID: 27168898
- Gardner AK, Scott DJ, Willis RE, Van Sickle K, Truitt MS, Uecker J, Brown KM, Marks JM, Dunkin BJ "Is current surgery resident and GI fellow training adequate to pass FES?." Surg Endosc. 2017;31:352-358. Pubmed PMID: 27287896
- Bilgic E, Watanabe Y, Nepomnayshy D, Gardner A, Fitzgibbons S, Ghaderi I, Alseidi A, Stefanidis D, Paige J, Seymour N, McKendy KM, Birkett R, Whitledge J, Kane E, Anton NE, Vassiliou MC "Multicenter proficiency benchmarks for advanced laparoscopic suturing tasks.." Am J Surg. 2016; Pubmed PMID: 27776755
- Clanton J, Gardner AK, Subichin M, McAlvanah P, Hardy W, Shah A, Porter J "Patient Hand-off Initiation and Evaluation (PHONE) Study: A Randomized trial of patient handoff methods.." Am J Surg.. 2016 Nov 23;pii: S0002-9610(16):30929-1. Pubmed PMID: 27998549
- Al Fayyadh MJ, Heller SF, Rajab TK, Gardner AK, Bloom JP, Rawlings JA, Mullen JT, Smink DS, Farley DR, Willis RE, Dent DL. "Predicting Success of Preliminary Surgical Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study.." J Surg Educ. 2016;73:77-83. Pubmed PMID: 27395396
- Gardner AK, Scott DJ "Repaying in Kind: Examination of the Reciprocity Effect in Faculty and Resident Evaluations." J Surg Educ. 2016;73:91-94. Pubmed PMID: 27211878
- Gardner AK, Kosemund M, Hogg, D, Heymann A, Martinez J "Setting goals, not just roles: Improving teamwork through goal-focused debriefing.." Am J Surg.. 2016 Oct 8;pii: S0002-9610(16):30652-3. Pubmed PMID: 27765182
- Nassour I, Spalding MC, Hynan L, Gardner AK, Williams BH "The surgeon-performed ultrasound: A curriculum to improve surgical residents’ basic ultrasound knowledge and skills.." J Surg Res.; Pubmed PMID: 28601332
- Gardner AK, DeMoya MA, Tinkoff GH, Brown KM, Garcia GD, Miller GT, Zaidel BW, Korndorffer JR Jr, Scott DJ, Sachdeva AK. "Using simulation for disaster preparedness." Surgery. 2016;160:564-570. Pubmed PMID: 27206335
- Gardner AK, Scott DJ. "Teaching and assessing operative skills: From theory to practice." 2017 Feb; Pubmed PMID: 28212782
- Stoller J, Joseph J, Parodi N, Gardner A "Are There Detrimental Effects From Proficiency-Based Training in Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Among Novices? An Exploration of Goal Theory." J Surg Educ. 2016; Pubmed PMID: 26597731
- Gardner AK, Willis RE, Dunkin BJ, Van Sickle KR, Brown KM, Truitt MS, Uecker JM, Gentry L, Scott DJ. "What do residents need to be competent laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeons?." Surg Endosc. 2016; Pubmed PMID: 26487226
- Gardner AK, Abdelfattah K, Wiersch J, Ahmed RA, Willis RE "Embracing Errors in Simulation-Based Training: The Effect of Error Training on Retention and Transfer of Central Venous Catheter Skills." J Surg Educ. 2015; Pubmed PMID: 26362712
- Gardner AK, Scott DJ "Concepts for Developing Expert Surgical Teams Using Simulation.Concepts for Developing Expert Surgical Teams Using Simulation.." Surg Clin North Am. 2015; Pubmed PMID: 26210965
- Gardner AK, Scott DJ, Pedowitz RA, Sweet RM, Feins RH, Deutsch ES, Sachdeva AK "Best practices across surgical specialties relating to simulation-based training." Surgery. 2015; Pubmed PMID: 26169785
- Gardner AK, Scott DJ, Hebert JC, Mellinger JD, Frey-Vogel A, Ten Eyck RP, Davis BR, Sillin LF 3rd, Sachdeva AK "Gearing up for milestones in surgery: Will simulation play a role?." Surgery. 2015; Pubmed PMID: 26013987
- Gardner AK, Lachapelle K, Pozner CN, Sullivan ME, Sutherland D, Scott DJ, Sillin L, Sachdeva AK "Expanding simulation-based education through institution-wide initiatives: A blueprint for success." Surgery. 2015; Pubmed PMID: 26013982
- Guttman O, Gardner A "Personal protective equipment and simulation: use of chemiluminescent glow sticks as a game changer?." Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015; Pubmed PMID: 25977251
- Gardner AK, Scott DJ, Choti MA, Mansour JC "Developing a comprehensive resident education evaluation system in the era of milestone assessment.." J Surg Educ. 2015; Pubmed PMID: 25623550
- Gardner A, Rich M. "Error management training and simulation education.." Clin Teach. 2014; Pubmed PMID: 25417983
- Gardner AK, Jabbour IJ, Williams BH, Huerta S.Gardner AK, Jabbour IJ, Williams BH, Huerta S "Different Goals, Different Pathways: The Role of Metacognition and Task Engagement in Surgical Skill Acquisition." 2016; Pubmed PMID: 26395402
- Gomez PP, Willis RE, Schiffer BL, Gardner AK, Scott DJ "External validation and evaluation of an intermediate proficiency-based knot-tying and suturing curriculum." J Surg Educ. 2014; Pubmed PMID: 24924584
- Gardner AK, Sudan R, Sidhu R, Mann BD, Scott DJ "The association for surgical education CESERT grant program: the first 15 years." Am J Surg. 2015; Pubmed PMID: 25454966
- Clanton J, Gardner A, Cheung M, Mellert L, Evancho-Chapman M, George RL "The relationship between confidence and competence in the development of surgical skills." J Surg Educ. 2014; Pubmed PMID: 24797858
- Gardner AK, Ahmed RA, George RL, Frey JA "In situ simulation to assess workplace attitudes and effectiveness in a new facility." Simul Healthc. 2013; Pubmed PMID: 24096917
- King A, Holder MG Jr, Ahmed RA "Errors as allies: error management training in health professions education." BMJ Qual Saf. 2013; Pubmed PMID: 23293120
- King AE, Conrad M, Ahmed RA "Improving collaboration among medical, nursing and respiratory therapy students through interprofessional simulation.." J Interprof Care. 2013; Pubmed PMID: 23067325
- Gardner AK, Johnston M, Korndorffer JR, Haque I, Paige JT "Using Simulation to Improve Systems-Based Practices.." Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.; Pubmed PMID: 28844234
- Gardner AK, AbdelFattah K "Comparison of simulation-based assessments and faculty ratings for general surgery resident milestone evaluation: are they telling the same story?." Am J Surg. 2016; Pubmed PMID: 28668291
- Gardner AK, D'Onofrio BC, Dunkin BJ "Can We Get Faculty Interviewers on the Same Page? An Examination of a Structured Interview Course for Surgeons.." J Surg Educ. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28625496
- Gardner AK, Ujiki MB, Dunkin BJ. "Passing the fundamentals of endoscopic surgery (FES) exam: linking specialty choice and attitudes about endoscopic surgery to success.." Surg Endosc. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28639045
- Gardner AK, Grantcharov T, Dunkin BJ "The Science of Selection: Using Best Practices From Industry to Improve Success in Surgery Training.." J Surg Educ. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28751186
- Keyes S, Gardner A "Should Lifestyle Medicine Be a Core Curricular Component for Physician Assistant Students?." 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28762993
- Ritter EM, Taylor ZA, Wolf KR, Franklin BR, Placek SB, Korndorffer JR Jr, Gardner AK "Simulation-based mastery learning for endoscopy using the endoscopy training system: a strategy to improve endoscopic skills and prepare for the fundamentals of endoscopic surgery (FES) manual skills exam.." Surg Endosc. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28698900
- Gardner AK, Timberlake MD, Dunkin BJ. "Faculty Development for the Operating Room: An Examination of the Effectiveness of an Intraoperative Teaching Course for Surgeons.." 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28817439
- Joshi K, Hernandez J, Martinez J, AbdelFattah K, Gardner AK "Should they stay or should they go now? Exploring the impact of team familiarity on interprofessional team training outcomes.." Am J Surg. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 29132646
- AbdelFattah KR, Spalding MC, Leshikar D, Gardner AK "Team-based simulations for new surgeons: Does early and often make a difference?." Surg. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 29229317
- Gardner AK, Waters V, McLaughlin RJ. "What Do Faculty in Health Professions Need to be Competent Educators? Results from a School-Wide Needs Assessment.." J Allied Health. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 29202168
- Gardner AK. "How Can Best Practices in Recruitment and Selection Improve Diversity in Surgery?." Ann Surg. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28922209
- Franklin BR, Placek SB, Gardner AK, Korndorffer JR Jr, Wagner MD, Pearl JP, Ritter EM "Preparing for the American Board of Surgery Flexible Endoscopy Curriculum: Development of multi-institutional proficiency-based training standards and pilot testing of a simulation-based mastery learning curriculum for the Endoscopy Training System.." Am J Surg. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28974312
- Gardner AK, Dunkin BJ "Evaluation of Validity Evidence for Personality, Emotional Intelligence, and Situational Judgment Tests to Identify Successful Residents." JAMA Surg. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29282462
- Timberlake, MD, Stefanidis DS, Gardner AK "Examining the impact of surgical coaching on trainee physiologic response and basic skill acquisition." Surg Endosc. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29602994
- Gardner AK, Gee D, Ahmed RA "Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Simulation Leaders: The Time Has Come." J Surg Educ. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29653840
- Gardner AK, Dunkin BJ "How We Measure Surgical Trainee Performance Matters." JAMA Surg. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 29898213
- Gardner AK, Harris TB. "Beyond Numbers: Achieving Equity, Inclusion, and Excellence.." Ann Surg. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 31348042
- Gardner AK, Cavanaugh KJ, Willis RE, Dunkin BJ. "Can Better Selection Tools Help Us Achieve Our Diversity Goals in Postgraduate Medical Education? Comparing Use of USMLE Step 1 Scores and Situational Judgment Tests at 7 Surgical Residencies.." Acad Med. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 31764083
- Gardner AK, Dunkin BJ "Applicant perceptions of new selection systems are a function of their performance in the selection procedure." Am J Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30297126
- Steinemann S, Gardner A, Aulet T, Fitzgibbons S, Campbell A, Acton R "American College of surgeons /Association for Surgical Education Medical Student Simulation-based Surgical Skills Curriculum: Alignment with Entrustable Professional Activities." Am J Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30497660
- Dmitry Nepomnayshy 1, Jim Whitledge 2, Shimae Fitzgibbons 3, Biba Nijjar 4, Aimee Gardner 5, Adnan Alseidi 6, Richard Birkett 2, Shanley Deal 6, Rafia Rodney Duvra 7, Nicholas Anton 8, Dimitrios Stefanidis "Advanced laparoscopic skills: Understanding the relationship between simulation-based practice and clinical performance." Am J Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30765163
- Gardner AK, Lim G, Minard CG, Guffey D, Pillow MT "A Cross-Specialty Examination of Resident Error Disclosure and Communication Skills Using Simulation." J Grad Med Educ. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 30154976
- Costa P, Harris L, Rothstein DH, Beckman M, Flynn W, Hoffman A, Lukan J, Gardner A, Cavanaugh K, Dunkin B, Schwaitzberg SD. "Dissecting a department of surgery: Exploring organizational culture and competency expectations.." Am J Surg. 2021; Pubmed PMID: 33189315
- Keyes SA, Gardner A. "Educating physician-assistant students as agents of lifestyle medicine.." Clin Teach. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 32253792
- Lim G, Gardner AK "Emotional Intelligence and Delivering Bad News: The Jury is Still Out." J Surg Educ. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30401616
- Weis HB, Pickett ML, Weis JJ, Dorsey O, Bailey LW, Gardner AK, Napier R, AbdelFattah KR. "Faculty Emotional Intelligence Matters for Resident Education.." J Surg Educ. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 32522560
- Gardner AK, Cavanaugh KJ, Willis RE, Dent D, Reinhart H, Williams M Truitt MS, Scott BG, Dunkin BJ. "Great Expectations? Future Competency Requirements Among Candidates Entering Surgery Training.." J Surg Educ. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 31606376
- Gardner AK, Smink DS, Scott BG, Korndorffer JR, Harrington D, Ritter EM "How Much Are We Spending on Resident Selection?." J Surg Educ. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 30366686
- Gardner AK, Cavanaugh KJ, Willis RE, Dunkin BJ. "If You Build It, Will They Come? Candidate Completion of Preinterview Screening Assessments.." J Surg Educ. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31160211
- Gardner AK, Ahmed RA. "Industrial and Organizational Psychology in Medical Simulation.." StatPearls. 2021; Pubmed PMID: 31869125
- Barnett M, Pillow MT, Carnell J, Rohra A, DeSandro S, Gardner AK "Informing the Revolution: A Needs Assessment of Ultrasound Knowledge and Skills Among Graduating Physician Assistant Students." J Physician Asst Educ. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 30086123
- Gupta R, DeSandro S, Doherty NA, Gardner AK, Pillow MT. "Medical and Physician Assistant Student Competence in Basic Life Support: Opportunities to Improve Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training.." West J Emerg Med. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 33439814
- Anton NE, Gardner AK, Stefanidis D. "Priorities in surgical simulation research: What do the experts say?." Am J Surg. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 31672307
- Gardner AK, Dunkin BJ "Pursuing Excellence: The Power of Selection Science to Provide Meaningful Data and Enhance Efficiency in Selecting Surgical Trainees." Ann Surg. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 29727333
- Gardner AK, Dunkin BJ "Reducing the Burden of Fellowship Interviews.." JAMA. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 3087478
- Feldman LS, Pryor AD, Gardner AK, Dunkin BJ, Schultz L, Awad MM, Ritter EM. "SAGES Video-Based Assessment (VBA) program: a vision for life-long learning for surgeons.." Surg Endosc. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 32415370
- Ritter EM, Lineberry M, Hashimoto DA, Gee D, Guzzetta AA, Scott DJ, Gardner AK "Simulation-based mastery learning significantly reduces gender differences on the Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery performance exam." Surg Endosc. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 30014324
- Gardner AK "The Lessons We Learned From Each Other." Acad Med. 2018; Pubmed PMID: 30248084
- Weis HB, Weis JJ, Dorsey O, Napier RH, Wooldridge R, Sharma R, Gardner AK, Zeh HJ 3rd, AbdelFattah KR. "The Relationship Between Surgeon Faculty Emotional Intelligence and Medical Student Evaluations.." J Surg Educ. 2021; Pubmed PMID: 32900661
- Kucera W, Nealeigh M, Dunkin B, Ritter EM, Gardner AK. "The SAGES flexible endoscopy course for fellows: a worthwhile investment in furthering surgical endoscopy." Surg Endosc. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30167950
- Ritter EM, Gardner AK, Dunkin BJ, Schultz L, Pryor AD, Feldman L. "Video-based assessment for laparoscopic fundoplication: initial development of a robust tool for operative performance assessment.." Surg Endosc. 2020; Pubmed PMID: 31512036
- Miller M, Mullen A, Gardner AK "What clinical rotation factors have an impact on trainee success?." Clin Teach. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30216707
Memberships
- American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- (01/2013)
- ACS Accredited Educational Institutes, (ACS-AEI),
- (01/2014)
- Association for Surgical Education (ASE)
- (01/2013)
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- (01/2013)
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP),
- (01/2007)
- Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSIH)
- (01/2011)
- Texas Association of Surgical Skills Laboratories (TASSL)
- (01/2013)
- Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP)
- (07/2017)
- Texas Society for Advancement of Health Professions (TSAHP)
- (07/2017)
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