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Sarah E. Peyre, Ed.D.

Sarah E. Peyre, Ed.D.

About Me

Sarah E. Peyre, EdD is the Associate Dean for Innovative Education and a Professor of Surgery, Nursing, Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Rochester. In addition to her faculty appointments, Peyre's primary role is as Executive Director of the Institute for Innovative Education (...
Sarah E. Peyre, EdD is the Associate Dean for Innovative Education and a Professor of Surgery, Nursing, Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Rochester. In addition to her faculty appointments, Peyre's primary role is as Executive Director of the Institute for Innovative Education (IIE), where she leads advances in health professions education through simulation, adaptive technology, team science and novel approaches to information and education delivery. The IIE is a centralized matrix of services that includes the Miner Library and the Center for Experiential Learning, and is supported by IT and educational specialists with expertise in instructional design, simulation and program development. The IIE supports the educational mission of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Eastman Institute of Oral Health, Strong Hospital and the Faculty Practice Group. Working extensively in the field of simulation, Peyre's career has evolved to focus on high-performing healthcare teams and the educational innovations that support collaborative care models. Her work in interprofessional education includes curriculum development on disparities in healthcare, leadership and technology. Her Macy Faculty Scholars Project is focused on identifying and teaching best practices in the patient and family-centered use of the electronic medical record (EMR).  Building on the traditions of the University of Rochester, she is interested in nourishing humanism alongside technology as educational programs are created that promote effective communication within high performing teams. Before joining the URMC faculty in 2011, she directed Education and Research for the STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and was assistant professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, and her Master in Science of Medical Education and Doctorate in Educational Psychology from the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Surgery, Surgery Education/Minimally Invasive (SMD)

Associate Vice President for Clinical Education, URMC - Dean's Office M&D - Administration (SMD)

Vice Dean for Education, SMD - Dean's Office M&D - Administration (SMD)

Professor - Department of Warner School of Education (RC) - Joint

Credentials

Education

Ed.D. | University of Southern California. Educational Psychology. 2008

M.S.Ed. | University of Southern California. Medical Education. 2005

A.B. | University of California, Berkeley. Sociology. 1998

Awards

University of Rochester Medical Center Board 2018 Excellence Team Award. 2018

University of Rochester School of Nursing Dean's Appreciation Award. 2017

Innovations in Medical Education Award. 2016

Macy Faculty Scholar Award. 2014

Outstanding Teaching in Professionalism and the Practice of Medicine. 2009

Nominated, Dissertation of the Year. 2008

Outstanding Faculty Appreciation Award. 2006

Educational Leadership Fellowship. 2004 - 2005

Teaching and Learning Fellowship. 2003 - 2004

Publications

Journal Articles

Rapid transition to online assessment: Practical steps and unanticipated advantages.

Mooney CJ, Peyre SE, Clark NS, Nofziger AC

Medical education.. 2020 September 54 (9):857-858. Epub 06/09/2020.

Student Satisfaction With Blackboard-Style Videos.

Wolf AB, Peyre SE

Nursing education perspectives.. 2018 39 (4):244-246. Epub 1900 01 01.

Simulation-based learning: From theory to practice.

DeCaporale-Ryan LN, Dadiz R, Peyre SE

Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2016 June 34 (2):159-62. Epub 1900 01 01.

Surgeons' Leadership Styles and Team Behavior in the Operating Room.

Hu YY, Parker SH, Lipsitz SR, Arriaga AF, Peyre SE, Corso KA, Roth EM, Yule SJ, Greenberg CC

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.. 2016 January 222 (1):41-51. Epub 10/17/2015.

Exploring the Content of Intraoperative Teaching.

Pernar LI, Peyre SE, Hasson RM, Lipsitz S, Corso K, Ashley SW, Breen EM

Journal of surgical education.. 2016 73 (1):79-84. Epub 10/17/2015.

Interprofessional simulation to improve safety in the epilepsy monitoring unit.

Dworetzky BA, Peyre S, Bubrick EJ, Milligan TA, Yule SJ, Doucette H, Pozner CN

Epilepsy & behavior : E&B.. 2015 April 45 :229-33. Epub 03/23/2015.

Is it time for an interprofessional professional society?

Dow, A; Reising, D; Peyre, S; Zomorodi, M; Hanyok, L; van Schaik, S; Karpa, K; Colson, E; Hasnain, M; Day, L; Beard, K; Willgerodt, M; James, T; Julion, W; Thibault, G.

Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. 2015; .

Pilot testing of a model for insurer-driven, large-scale multicenter simulation training for operating room teams.

Arriaga AF, Gawande AA, Raemer DB, Jones DB, Smink DS, Weinstock P, Dwyer K, Lipsitz SR, Peyre S, Pawlowski JB, Muret-Wagstaff S, Gee D, Gordon JA, Cooper JB, Berry WR,

Annals of surgery.. 2014 March 259 (3):403-10. Epub 1900 01 01.

Assessing the effectiveness of surgical skills laboratories: a national survey.

Varban OA, Ardestani A, Peyre S, Smink DS

Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.. 2013 April 8 (2):91-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

How to recruit, retain, and reap the rewards of working with PhD/EdD educators in surgery.

Torbeck L, Sidhu R, Smink DS, Peyre SE

Journal of surgical education.. 2013 70 (2):212-6. Epub 10/23/2012.

Utilizing a novel tool for the comprehensive assessment of resident operative performance.

Glarner CE, McDonald RJ, Smith AB, Leverson GE, Peyre S, Pugh CM, Greenberg CC, Greenberg JA, Foley EF

Journal of surgical education.. 2013 70 (6):813-20. Epub 08/06/2013.

Impact of online education on intern behaviour around joint commission national patient safety goals: a randomised trial.

Shaw TJ, Pernar LI, Peyre SE, Helfrick JF, Vogelgesang KR, Graydon-Baker E, Chretien Y, Brown EJ, Nicholson JC, Heit JJ, Co JP, Gandhi T

BMJ quality & safety.. 2012 October 21 (10):819-25. Epub 06/16/2012.

Deconstructing intraoperative communication failures.

Hu YY, Arriaga AF, Peyre SE, Corso KA, Roth EM, Greenberg CC

The Journal of surgical research.. 2012 September 177 (1):37-42. Epub 05/04/2012.

Using an Objective Structured Clinical Examination to test adherence to Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal--associated behaviors.

Pernar LI, Shaw TJ, Pozner CN, Vogelgesang KR, Lacroix SE, Gandhi TK, Peyre SE

Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 2012 September 38 (9):414-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Protecting patients from an unsafe system: the etiology and recovery of intraoperative deviations in care.

Hu YY, Arriaga AF, Roth EM, Peyre SE, Corso KA, Swanson RS, Osteen RT, Schmitt P, Bader AM, Zinner MJ, Greenberg CC

Annals of surgery.. 2012 August 256 (2):203-10. Epub 1900 01 01.

A low-fidelity total abdominal hysterectomy teaching model for obstetrics and gynecology residents.

Hong A, Mullin PM, Al-Marayati L, Peyre SE, Muderspach L, Macdonald H, Ouzounian JG, Miller DA, Opper N, Lee RH

Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.. 2012 April 7 (2):123-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Utilization of a cognitive task analysis for laparoscopic appendectomy to identify differentiated intraoperative teaching objectives.

Smink DS, Peyre SE, Soybel DI, Tavakkolizadeh A, Vernon AH, Anastakis DJ

American journal of surgery.. 2012 April 203 (4):540-5. Epub 02/10/2012.

Feasibility and impact of a case-based palliative care workshop for general surgery residents.

Pernar LI, Peyre SE, Smink DS, Block SD, Cooper ZR

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.. 2012 February 214 (2):231-6. Epub 12/09/2011.

War stories: a qualitative analysis of narrative teaching strategies in the operating room.

Hu YY, Peyre SE, Arriaga AF, Roth EM, Corso KA, Greenberg CC

American journal of surgery.. 2012 January 203 (1):63-8. Epub 11/16/2011.

Postgame analysis: using video-based coaching for continuous professional development.

Hu YY, Peyre SE, Arriaga AF, Osteen RT, Corso KA, Weiser TG, Swanson RS, Ashley SW, Raut CP, Zinner MJ, Gawande AA, Greenberg CC

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.. 2012 January 214 (1):115-24. Epub 1900 01 01.

Master surgeons' operative teaching philosophies: a qualitative analysis of parallels to learning theory.

Pernar LI, Ashley SW, Smink DS, Zinner MJ, Peyre SE

Journal of surgical education.. 2012 69 (4):493-8. Epub 03/21/2012.

Assessing physician leadership styles: application of the situational leadership model to transitions in patient acuity.

Skog A, Peyre SE, Pozner CN, Thorndike M, Hicks G, Dellaripa PF

Teaching and learning in medicine.. 2012 24 (3):225-30. Epub 1900 01 01.

Residents can successfully teach basic surgical skills in the simulation center.

Pernar LI, Smink DS, Hicks G, Peyre SE

Journal of surgical education.. 2012 69 (5):617-22. Epub 04/17/2012.

Teaching uncommon and highly complex operations: maximizing the teaching and learning.

Peyre SE, Ashley SW

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.. 2011 October 15 (10):1724-5. Epub 06/01/2011.

Preoperative learning goals set by surgical residents and faculty.

Pernar LI, Breen E, Ashley SW, Peyre SE

The Journal of surgical research.. 2011 September 170 (1):1-5. Epub 02/24/2011.

Crisis checklists for the operating room: development and pilot testing.

Ziewacz JE, Arriaga AF, Bader AM, Berry WR, Edmondson L, Wong JM, Lipsitz SR, Hepner DL, Peyre S, Nelson S, Boorman DJ, Smink DS, Ashley SW, Gawande AA

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.. 2011 August 213 (2):212-217.e10. Epub 06/11/2011.

Mini-clinical evaluation exercise as a student assessment tool in a surgery clerkship: lessons learned from a 5-year experience.

Pernar LI, Peyre SE, Warren LE, Gu X, Lipsitz S, Alexander EK, Ashley SW, Breen EM

Surgery.. 2011 August 150 (2):272-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mobilizing faculty for simulation.

Berkowitz LR, Peyre SE, Johnson NR

Obstetrics and gynecology.. 2011 July 118 (1):161-163. Epub 1900 01 01.

A checklist for a central venous line-based simulation scenario to measure behavioral compliance with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals.

Pernar LI, Shaw TJ, Pozner CN, Vogelgesang KR, Peyre SE

Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.. 2011 April 6 (2):117-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Protecting patients from an unsafe system

Hu, YY; Arriaga, A; Roth, EM; Peyre, SE; Swanson, RS; Osteen, RT; Schmitt, P; Bader, AM; Zinner, MJ; Greenberg, CC.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2011; 213(3, Supplement): S111.

Interest in and perceived barriers to flexible-track residencies in general surgery: a national survey of residents and program directors.

Abbett SK, Hevelone ND, Breen EM, Lipsitz SR, Peyre SE, Ashley SW, Smink DS

Journal of surgical education.. 2011 68 (5):365-71. Epub 07/02/2011.

Observation of clinical teaching: interest in a faculty development program for surgeons.

Peyre SE, Frankl SE, Thorndike M, Breen EM

Journal of surgical education.. 2011 68 (5):372-6. Epub 06/30/2011.

Reliability of a procedural checklist as a high-stakes measurement of advanced technical skill.

Peyré SE, Peyré CG, Hagen JA, Sullivan ME

American journal of surgery.. 2010 January 199 (1):110-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Resident Self-Assessement versus Faculty Assessment of Laparoscopic Technical Skills Using a Global Rating Scale.

Peyre, SE.; MacDonald, H.; Al-Marayati, L.;Templeman, C.; Muderspach, LI.

The International Journal for Medical Education. 2010; 1: 37-41.

Trauma Team Training: Multidisciplinary Training for Trauma Management

Szyld, D.; Peyre, SE.; Cooper, Z.; Miller, D.; Michaud, Y.; Raja, A.

MedEdPORTAL. 2010; .

Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication assessment: task analysis as a model for the development of a procedural checklist.

Peyre SE, Peyre CG, Hagen JA, Sullivan ME, Lipham JC, Demeester SR, Peters JH, Demeester TR

Surgical endoscopy.. 2009 June 23 (6):1227-32. Epub 12/05/2008.

Impact of laparoscopic experience on performance on laparoscopic training drills among obstetrics and gynecology residents: a pilot study.

Urwitz-Lane RS, Lee RH, Peyre S, Rahman S, Kwok L, Muderspach L

Journal of minimally invasive gynecology.. 2009 16 (1):72-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

The use of a cognitive task analysis-based multimedia program to teach surgical decision making in flexor tendon repair.

Luker KR, Sullivan ME, Peyre SE, Sherman R, Grunwald T

American journal of surgery.. 2008 January 195 (1):11-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

The use of cognitive task analysis to improve the learning of percutaneous tracheostomy placement.

Sullivan ME, Brown CV, Peyre SE, Salim A, Martin M, Towfigh S, Grunwald T

American journal of surgery.. 2007 January 193 (1):96-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

A surgical skills elective can improve student confidence prior to internship.

Peyre SE, Peyre CG, Sullivan ME, Towfigh S

The Journal of surgical research.. 2006 June 1133 (1):11-5. Epub 03/31/2006.

Books

Textbook in Simulation: Skills and Team Training (2012)

Chapter: Simulation of Open Surgical Skills