Lara Varpio, PhD
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
HUB Clinical Collaboration
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
15th Floor - Section 15510
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
varpiol@chop.edu
varpiol@chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (English)
McMaster University, 1997.
M.A. (Language and Professional Writing)
University of Waterloo, 1999.
Ph.D (English)
University of Waterloo, 2006.
Permanent linkB.A. (English)
McMaster University, 1997.
M.A. (Language and Professional Writing)
University of Waterloo, 1999.
Ph.D (English)
University of Waterloo, 2006.
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.