The Office of Student Learning and Academic Counseling (OSLAC) Staff

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OSLAC Staff

Michael Terao, MD, MEd

Assistant Dean for Student Learning

mat312@georgetown.edu

Michael Terao is the Assistant Dean for Student Learning with the Office of Student Learning at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, a BMT hospitalist at Children’s National Medical Center, and a physician in the Clinical Research Directorate of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Allegheny College, his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, completed pediatric residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, served as chief resident at the Morehouse School of Medicine Pediatric Residency, completed pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and completed his Master of Education in the Health Professions from the Johns Hopkins University School of Education.

He received the 2013 Abraham Jacobi Award from Eastern Virginia Medical School, was named the Faculty Member of the Year in 2017 at the Morehouse School of Medicine Pediatric Residency, was the recipient of the 2019 American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinician Educator Award, and he received the 2024 Presidential Excellence Award from the Georgetown University School of Medicine.

He also has experience in the private medical education sector, previously serving as the Pre-Clinical Content Director for Sketchy. His primary interest is providing academic support to learners in both undergraduate and graduate medical education who struggle with high stakes multiple choice question examinations.