
Sarah Peyre
Dean of the Warner School of EducationDeans Office
EdD, University of Southern California (educational psychology)
MSEd, University of Southern California (medical education)
BA, University of California, Berkeley (sociology)
Sarah E. Peyre became dean of the Warner School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester on July 1, 2020. Prior to joining the Warner School, she was the associate dean for innovative education and professor of surgery, nursing, medical humanities and bioethics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Peyre, who joined the University in 2011, also served as the executive director of URMC’s Institute for Innovative Education (IIE), where she led advances in health professions education through simulation, adaptive technology, team science, and novel approaches to information and education delivery. The IIE, a centralized matrix of services that includes the Miner Library and the Center for Experiential Learning and is supported by IT and educational specialists, supports the educational mission of the University’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Eastman Institute of Oral Health, Strong Hospital, and the Faculty Practice Group.
A highly respected medical education scholar, Peyre is well-known for her work in the field of simulation and the development of educational innovations that support collaborative health-care models. Her work in interprofessional education includes curriculum development on disparities in health care, leadership, and technology. She has worked on several educational research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, Burroughs Welcome Foundation, and others to improve the areas of expertise, teaming, and educational effectiveness. As a 2014 Macy Faculty Scholar, she focused her efforts on identifying, developing, and teaching best practices for integrating electronic medical records into patient- and family-centered care at URMC. Building on the traditions of the University of Rochester, Peyre’s work aims to help nourish humanism alongside technology as educational programs are created that promote effective communication within high performing teams.
Peyre previously served as the director of education and research for the STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, and as assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.
Peyre was the recipient of The Rochester Academy of Medicine’s Madeline H. Schmitt, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP Award for Interprofessional Education in 2020 for breaking barriers in health care by continuing to change the landscape of health care education and practice through steadfast teaching of the importance of collaboration and teamwork.
Publications (via ORCiD)
- Rapid transition to online assessment: practical steps and unanticipated advantages (2020) Medical Education
- Student satisfaction with blackboard-style videos (2018) Nursing Education Perspectives
- Exploring the content of intraoperative teaching (2016) Journal of Surgical Education
- Simulation-based learning: from theory to practice (2016) Families, Systems and Health
- Surgeons' leadership styles and team behavior in the operating room abstract presented at the american college of surgeons 101st annual clinical congress, scientific forum, chicago, il, october 2015. (2016) Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Interprofessional simulation to improve safety in the epilepsy monitoring unit (2015) Epilepsy and Behavior
- Is it time for an interprofessional professional society? (2015) Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice
- The changing delivery of patient care (2015) The Transformation of Academic Health Centers: Meeting the Challenges of Healthcare's Changing Landscape
- Pilot testing of a model for insurer-driven, large-scale multicenter simulation training for operating room teams (2014) Annals of Surgery
- Assessing the effectiveness of surgical skills laboratories: a national survey (2013) Simulation in Healthcare
- How to recruit, retain, and reap the rewards of working with phd/edd educators in surgery (2013) Journal of Surgical Education
- Utilizing a novel tool for the comprehensive assessment of resident operative performance (2013) Journal of Surgical Education
- A low-fidelity total abdominal hysterectomy teaching model for obstetrics and gynecology residents (2012) Simulation in Healthcare
- Assessing physician leadership styles: application of the situational leadership model to transitions in patient acuity (2012) Teaching and Learning in Medicine
- Deconstructing intraoperative communication failures (2012) Journal of Surgical Research
- Erratum: crisis checklists for the operating room: development and pilot testing (journal of the american college of surgeons 213 (212-2173)) (2012) Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Feasibility and impact of a case-based palliative care workshop for general surgery residents (2012) Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Impact of online education on intern behaviour around joint commission national patient safety goals: a randomised trial (2012) BMJ Quality and Safety
- Master surgeons' operative teaching philosophies: a qualitative analysis of parallels to learning theory (2012) Journal of Surgical Education
- Postgame analysis: using video-based coaching for continuous professional development (2012) Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Protecting patients from an unsafe system: the etiology and recovery of intraoperative deviations in care (2012) Annals of Surgery
- Residents can successfully teach basic surgical skills in the simulation center (2012) Journal of Surgical Education
- Using an objective structured clinical examination to test adherence to joint commission national patient safety goal-associated behaviors (2012) Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
- Utilization of a cognitive task analysis for laparoscopic appendectomy to identify differentiated intraoperative teaching objectives (2012) American Journal of Surgery
- War stories: a qualitative analysis of narrative teaching strategies in the operating room (2012) American Journal of Surgery
- A checklist for a central venous line-based simulation scenario to measure behavioral compliance with joint commission national patient safety goals (2011) Simulation in Healthcare
- Crisis checklists for the operating room: development and pilot testing (2011) Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Interest in and perceived barriers to flexible-track residencies in general surgery: a national survey of residents and program directors (2011) Journal of Surgical Education
- Mini-clinical evaluation exercise as a student assessment tool in a surgery clerkship: lessons learned from a 5-year experience (2011) Surgery
- Mobilizing faculty for simulation (2011) Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Observation of clinical teaching: interest in a faculty development program for surgeons (2011) Journal of Surgical Education
- Preoperative learning goals set by surgical residents and faculty (2011) Journal of Surgical Research
- Teaching uncommon and highly complex operations: maximizing the teaching and learning (2011) Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Reliability of a procedural checklist as a high-stakes measurement of advanced technical skill (2010) American Journal of Surgery
- Impact of laparoscopic experience on performance on laparoscopic training drills among obstetrics and gynecology residents: a pilot study (2009) Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
- Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication assessment: task analysis as a model for the development of a procedural checklist (2009) Surgical Endoscopy
- The use of a cognitive task analysis-based multimedia program to teach surgical decision making in flexor tendon repair (2008) American Journal of Surgery
- The use of cognitive task analysis to improve the learning of percutaneous tracheostomy placement (2007) American Journal of Surgery
- A surgical skills elective can improve student confidence prior to internship (2006) Journal of Surgical Research
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In the News
- 12/07/2020VIDEO: State of the Warner School Address with Dean Sarah Peyre
- 11/04/2020Wednesday Lunch Talk -- Post-Election Discussion
- 10/27/2020Understanding the Role of the Center for Urban Education Success
- 10/21/2020Warner School’s Sarah Peyre Among Honorees at Rochester Academy of Medicine Awards
- 10/19/2020Warner School of Education: State of the School with Dean Sarah Peyre
- 10/09/2020Women Who ROC: Voices of Our Leaders (Featuring Warner School Dean Sarah Peyre)
- 10/08/2020Town Hall with the Deans for Warner Students
- 10/07/2020Wednesday Lunch Talk -- Skills and Thrills of Medical Education: Research on Expertise, Teams and Clinical Learning Environments
- 10/03/2020Women Who ROC: Voices of Our Leaders
- 7/10/2020Lunchtime Chat with Dean Sarah Peyre for Students
- 5/25/2020Introduction and Q&A with Sarah E. Peyre for Students
- 5/19/2020Sarah Peyre Appointed Dean of the Warner School
- 2/19/2014Wednesday Lunch Talk — Experiential Learning and Innovation in Medication Education
Courses
EDU581 Clinical Teaching in Health Care Professions Education: Teaching and Instructional Methods
EDU582 Contemporary Issues in Health Professions Education