Email

munder.zagaar@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor of Foundational Sciences

Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Education Innovation and Technology, School of Health Professions
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Director of Curriculum Threads and Integration

School of Medicine
Curriculum Office
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Co-Director of Curriculum MS-1 year

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Education

PhD from University of Houston

08/2011 - Houston, Texas United States

Pharmacology

PharmD from University of Houston

05/2009 - Houston, Texas United States

Professional Statement

I am an educator, innovator and problem-solver. I prepare tomorrow's physicians for excellence through strategic curriculum design, supportive mentorship, and innovative learning frameworks.

Selected Publications

• Zagaar M, Haudek S, Boedeker P "Two-Phase Individual Assessments: A Second-Chance Assessment Strategy with Individualized Feedback to Promote Assessment for Learning." Acad Med. 2025 Mar;100(3):295-299.
• Zagaar, M., Boedeker P., Love S. "PharmaCORE: Optimizing Medical Pharmacology Education with an Innovative Instructional Dashboard." Med Teach. 2024 Nov;46(11):1404-1406. Pubmed PMID: 38648549
• Zagaar M, Appelbaum N, Tchio D, Le A "Developing Clinical Reasoning in Pharmacy Students through a Foundational Thinking Application Framework,." Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2023 Jun 27;
• Zagaar, M. & Chen, W. "Assessment for Deeper Understanding using Concept Maps: Lessons learned from Flipped teaching of Pharmacology." Med. Sci. Educ. 2022 Aug;32

Memberships

International Association of Medical Science Educators

Member (06/2021)

Medical Science Educator

Reviewer (06/2021)

Skills

Presentation Design

Pharmacology education