Lara Varpio, PhD

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Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Academic Co-Director, Research Block, Master's in Medical Education Program University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Philadelphia, PA USA
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
HUB Clinical Collaboration
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
15th Floor - Section 15510
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A. (English)
McMaster University, 1997.
M.A. (Language and Professional Writing)
University of Waterloo, 1999.
Ph.D (English)
University of Waterloo, 2006.
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Selected Publications

Varpio L, van Braak M, de la Croix A, Sawatsky AP.: Professional Identity Formation Metaphors: Old Problems and New Promises. Perspect Med Educ 14: 219-229, May 2025.

Barker AM, Cristancho SM, Stalmeijer RE, Konopasky AW, Varpio L.: A picture's worth a thousand words: Enhancing qualitative data collection with rich pictures. Anat Sci Educ Apr 2025.

Haischer-Rollo G, Meyer H, McMains KC, Varpio L, Bynum WE 4th.: How Shame Shaped Me: Exploring the Impact of Shame on Professional Identity Formation in Medical Trainees. Acad Med Mar 2025.

Barry ES, Varpio L, Teunissen P, Vietor R, Kiger M.: Preparing Military Interprofessional Health Care Teams for Effective Collaboration. Mil Med 190: e804-e810, Feb 2025.

Stalmeijer RE, de Grave WS, Smeenk FWJM, Varpio L.: Guiding medical trainees' workplace learning for interprofessional collaboration-Looking to physicians or seeing nurses? Med Educ Feb 2025.

Konopasky A, Finn GM, Varpio L.: Moving Beyond Static, Individualistic Approaches to Agency: Theories of Agency for Medical Education Researchers: AMEE Guide No. 177. Med Teach Jan 2025.

Congdon, M.*, Schultz, K., Merkebu, J., Varpio, L. : A State-of-the-Art Review of the Evolution of the Graduate Medical Educator Role. Academic Medicine 2025.

Weiss, A.*, Schultz, K., Varpio, L: Exploring the Construct of Psychological Safety in the Graduate Medical Education Learning Environment: A Scoping Review of the Literature. Academic Medicine 2025.

Bearman, M., Molloy, E., Varpio, L: Narrative candor: Learning from diverse stories of imperfect medical practice. Medical Education 2025.

Young, M., Varpio, L: Navigating the research landscape: How paradigms shape health professions education research. Medical Education 2025.

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Last updated: 07/24/2025
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