RSNA 2024 Outstanding Educator: Petra J. Lewis, MBBS
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Outstanding Educator Award recipients are pioneers in their specialty who have made significant contributions to radiologic education over the last 15 years.
A champion of continually improving radiology education, Petra J. Lewis, MBBS, has mentored hundreds of students, residents and faculty throughout her career.
“Dr. Lewis is not only an inspiring educator and leader, but also an innovative scientist,” said RSNA President, Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD. “Her research has developed invaluable education methods and effective educational resources for radiologists everywhere.”
On faculty at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth since 1998, Dr. Lewis is a professor in radiology and obstetrics and gynecology. She is vice chair for education in the Department of Radiology and director of medical student education at Geisel.
Dr. Lewis is a past president of the Alliance of Clinical Educators in Radiology (ACER), Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology (AMSER) and the Association of Academic Radiologists (AAR), previously known as the Association of University Radiologists. She was the Refresher Course Education Track chair at RSNA. She serves as an RSNA R&E Foundation Education Study Section member and a member of the RSNA Digital and Live Education Committee.
Dr. Lewis is dedicated to developing shared resources for radiology educators including the AMSER curriculum, Standardized Tools for the Assessment of Radiology Students (STARS), Aquifer, DartRad, Alliance of Leaders in Academic Affairs in Radiology (ALAAR) Scholarly Database and Standardized CV and RadExam. She is most proud of her senior editor role for RadExam, which is used by over 80% of radiology residency programs. She is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Radiology, a textbook for medical students, and has published widely on education research. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Lewis has lectured extensively and globally on radiology education, including innumerable faculty development sessions.
Renowned as an inspiring and innovative educator, Dr. Lewis has won multiple educator awards from local and national organizations, including receiving the AAR Gold Medal in 2021. She was presented with the AMSER Excellence in Education Award in 2013 and the APDR Achievement Award in Education in 2017.
Dr. Lewis earned her medical degree at Guy’s Hospital, London, then stayed on for an additional year of training. She completed a fellowship in nuclear medicine at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. After two years running a clinical PET center in London, Dr. Lewis returned to the U.S. to complete a residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.
A champion of continually improving radiology education, Petra J. Lewis, MBBS, has mentored hundreds of students, residents and faculty throughout her career.
“Dr. Lewis is not only an inspiring educator and leader, but also an innovative scientist,” said RSNA President, Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD. “Her research has developed invaluable education methods and effective educational resources for radiologists everywhere.”
On faculty at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth since 1998, Dr. Lewis is a professor in radiology and obstetrics and gynecology. She is vice chair for education in the Department of Radiology and director of medical student education at Geisel.
Dr. Lewis is a past president of the Alliance of Clinical Educators in Radiology (ACER), Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology (AMSER) and the Association of Academic Radiologists (AAR), previously known as the Association of University Radiologists. She was the Refresher Course Education Track chair at RSNA. She serves as an RSNA R&E Foundation Education Study Section member and a member of the RSNA Digital and Live Education Committee.
Dr. Lewis is dedicated to developing shared resources for radiology educators including the AMSER curriculum, Standardized Tools for the Assessment of Radiology Students (STARS), Aquifer, DartRad, Alliance of Leaders in Academic Affairs in Radiology (ALAAR) Scholarly Database and Standardized CV and RadExam. She is most proud of her senior editor role for RadExam, which is used by over 80% of radiology residency programs. She is co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Radiology, a textbook for medical students, and has published widely on education research. A sought-after speaker, Dr. Lewis has lectured extensively and globally on radiology education, including innumerable faculty development sessions.
Renowned as an inspiring and innovative educator, Dr. Lewis has won multiple educator awards from local and national organizations, including receiving the AAR Gold Medal in 2021. She was presented with the AMSER Excellence in Education Award in 2013 and the APDR Achievement Award in Education in 2017.
Dr. Lewis earned her medical degree at Guy’s Hospital, London, then stayed on for an additional year of training. She completed a fellowship in nuclear medicine at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. After two years running a clinical PET center in London, Dr. Lewis returned to the U.S. to complete a residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.