Dr. Courtney Lloyd

Bio

Dr. Courtney Lloyd, Ph.D., is the Director of Didactic Education in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies. She coordinates and manages the first 15-months of the physician assistant program, including admissions, enrollment, and curriculum. Dr. Lloyd teaches medical gross anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and research courses to physician assistant students. She is passionate about providing students with a creative and safe active learning environment that requires them to embrace the challenges they encounter and learn to overcome them through collaboration and critical reasoning.

Areas of Interest

• Anatomy and physiology
• Medical education
• Student success strategies 
• Active learning pedagogies

Selected Publications

• Lloyd, C. J., Alexander, A. R., & Wilson, A. B. (2018). How much is too much? Imposed and perceived evaluative demands among physician educators. Medical Science Educator, 28(3): 543-551.  
• Brokaw, J. J., Byram, J. N., Traser, C. J., & Arbor, T. C. (2016). How the distinctive cultures of osteopathic and allopathic medical schools affect the careers, perceptions, and institutional efforts of the anatomy faculties: A qualitative case study of two schools. Anatomical Sciences Education, 9: 255-264. 
• Traser, C. J., Hoffman, L. A., Seifert, M. F., & Wilson, A. B. (2015). Investigating the use of quick response codes in the gross anatomy laboratory. Anatomical Sciences Education, 8: 421-428. 
• Traser, C. J., Condon, K., Brokaw, J. (2015). Endocrine and integumentary systems: A team-based learning module for histology. MedEdPortal. 

Selected Presentations

• Lehr, A., Fairbanks, J., & Lloyd, C. (2022). Keeping up on the conversation: Student persistence at USF. Oral presentation sponsored by Teaching and Learning Services at the University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN. 
• Lloyd, C., & Fairbanks, J. (2022). “Professor can you help me?” Remediation strategies for struggling students. Oral presentation given at the Fort Wayne Teaching and Learning Conference at Purdue University-Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN. 
• Fairbanks, J., & Lloyd, C. (2021). Bring your class to life: Utilizing active learning strategies to increase student engagement and knowledge retention. Oral presentation given at the Fort Wayne Teaching and Learning Conference at Purdue University-Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN. 

Courses Taught

• PAC 512 Human Structure and Function
• PAC 552 Mechanisms of Defense and Disease
• PAC 555 Clinical Problem Solving
• PAC 560/565 Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics I
• PAC 572 Evidence Based Research
• PAC 580/585 Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics II
• PAC 605 Master’s Project Research and Design I
• PAC 606 Master’s Project Research and Design II