The Precision Educator

The Precision Educator Podcast examines how coaching, assessment, learning analytics, and AI are shaping precision education in medicine. Hosted by leaders from Stanford Medicine, Yale Medicine, and the Society for Education in Anesthesia, the podcast is designed for program directors, clinician-educators, and education researchers seeking practical, evidence-informed approaches to improve learning and patient care.

Contributors

Host

Larry Chu, MD

Larry Chu, MD is a Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and Director of the Stanford Anesthesia Informatics and Media (AIM) Lab. Dr. Chu founded the START online educational program as well as the Learnly online learning ecosystem for post-graduate anesthesiology education. He is an NIH-funded clinical researcher and Director of the Stanford Anesthesia Summer Institutes (SASI), which provides immersive experiences with Stanford faculty and real patients, delivering unparalleled quality education, inspiring and challenging those with early health-career interests to delve deep into the realms of science, technology, and medicine.

Host

Viji Kurup, MD

Viji Kurup MD is Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Yale. Viji completed her Residency in Anesthesiology and Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia at Yale. She has been on faculty in the department since 2005 where she has developed a career as a medical educator. She has completed her fellowship in Medical Education and is currently Vice Chair for Medical Education as well as Director of the Yale Anesthesia Media Lab and the Course Director for the Anesthesia Resident Simulations. She has led the integration of the Flipped Classroom model for Anesthesia Resident Training at Yale.

Guests

Guest

Aileen Adriano, MD

Aileen Adriano, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Stanford University and a nationally recognized leader in coaching and faculty development. She serves as Associate Division Chief, former Associate Residency Program Director, and faculty scheduler for Stanford’s Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Adriano co-chairs the Society for Education in Anesthesiology’s Coaching Task Force and has helped shape the culture of coaching both at Stanford and across the country. Her work focuses on professional identity formation, values-aligned growth, and building scalable coaching programs that support physicians at every career stage.

Guest appearance on:

Talk Less, Listen More: Coaching as Precision Education