Anna K Weiss, MD MSEd

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME)
Director of Research in Education, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Emergency Medicine
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Emergency Medicine
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
weissak@chop.edu
weissak@chop.edu
Education:
BA (History & Literature)
Harvard University, 2003.
MSc (Russian & East European Studies)
Oxford University, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
MSEd (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2018.
Permanent linkBA (History & Literature)
Harvard University, 2003.
MSc (Russian & East European Studies)
Oxford University, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
MSEd (Medical Education)
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, 2018.
Selected Publications
Schumacher DJ, Winn AS, Hemond J, O’Dea CL, Garcia KL, Burke AE, Naifeh MM, Zurawick J, Kinnear B, Michelson C, Turner DA, Martini A, Schwartz A, for the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Longitudinal Educational Assessment Research Network (APPD LEARN) Crosswalk Study Group: Associations Between Residency Program Size and Readiness for Unsupervised Practice in Pediatrics. Academic Pediatrics 25(4), May-June 2025.Weiss AK, Shemonsky A, Fenton T, Rempell RG, Lavoie ME: “I felt seen.” Leveraging small schedule changes to enhance learners’ psychological safety in the emergency department. Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, HI April 2025.
Schumacher DJ, Michelson C, Winn A, Henry D, O’Connor M, Li ST, Blair RJ, Velazquez-Campbell M, Kihlstrom M, Borman-Shoap E, Ponitz K, Salvador-Sison J, Kinnear B, Turner DA, Martini A, Burrows HL, Patel R, Newhall LM, Osborn R, Mallory M, Scheurer JM, Grant M, Myers RE, Griego EC, Kravtchenko S, Jain S, Vu T, Schwartz A, for the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Longitudinal Educational Assessment Research Network (APPD LEARN) Crosswalk Study Group: Graduating Residents Readiness for Unsupervised Practice. Pediatrics 155(5), April 2025.
Anderson HK, West DC, Schwartz A, Weiss AK, Marcus C, Hanson E, Turnur DA, Schumacher DJ.: Inequity in Assessment Among Pediatric Residents. JAMA Network Open 8(4): e255594, April 2025.
Anderson HK, Cabral P, Gerstenzang E, Liverpool C, Gonzalez M, Weiss AK, Cullen DL, Balmer DF, Govaerts M, West DC, Busari J.: Co-Designing a Justice-Oriented Assessment System in a Pediatric Residency Program: Report from the Designing for Equity in Medical Education Project. Perspectives in Medical EducationPerspect Med Educ 14(1): 141-148, April 2025.
Sun J, Cabral PV, Weiss AK, Poeppelman R, Scheurer J, Borman-Shoap E, Hobday P, Henry D, Fuchs E, Lockwood L, Anderson HK, West DC, Balmer DF: Perceptions of Equitable Assessment among Pediatric Residents and Faculty: a multi-center qualitative secondary analysis using the anti-deficit model of equitable assessment. Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, HI April 2025.
Guttadauria B, Surget A, Chen A, Weiss AK: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Insights: Assessing the Pulse of Pediatrics Residency Training Needs Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, HI April 2025.
Lang EA, Weiss AK, Fazzio PY: Sucessful Senioring: Intern Perspectives on Characteristics and Behaviors of Effective Supervisory Residents. Annual Meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Honolulu, HI April 2025.
Miller K, Andretti O, Bruinsma T, Yazdani S, Brito P, Mbony H, Lucas M, Ronan J, Carroll B, Weiss AK: Barb's Cards: A Game-Based Learning Initiative for Pediatric Residents in Honor of Dr. Barbara Friedes Association of Pediatric Program Directors Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA March 2025.
Weiss AK, Cullen DL, Cabral V, O'Connor M, Lockwood L, Poeppelman R, Pearce M, Anderson HK, Hobday P, Timme K, Scheurer J, Fuchs E, Gabrani A, Herman BE, Borman-Shoap E, Henry D, West DC: More than meeting the mandate: Leveraging implementation mapping to support meaningful implementation of EPA-based CBME in pediatric training. Association of Pediatric Program Directors Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA March 2025.