Professional Biography
Dr. Lara Varpio is Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of Research for the Health Professions Education graduate degree program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). Dr. Varpio’s research uses qualitative methodologies and methods, integrated with theories from the social sciences and humanities, to investigate questions relating to how individuals (e.g. clinicians, patients, researchers, etc.) collaborate and perform in teams and organizations. Her most recent work is related to: (i) interprofessional care teams and (ii) health professions education scholarship units and scholars.
