Bio
Christine Schirmer, Ed.D., is the Director of the Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy. In this role she collaborates with the Academy's faculty director to oversee all aspects of the Academy's programming, which promotes excellence in teaching and mentoring through grant programs, teaching and mentoring skills training, peer coaching and mentoring programs, and appointments and promotions support.
Prior to this role, Christine served in the School of Medicine first as the Pre-clerkship Curriculum Manager in the Office of Medical Education and then as the Curriculum Administrator in the Registrar's Office. Before arriving at the School of Medicine, Christine held a variety of roles in education. Her classroom experience includes teaching as a lecturer at both SFSU and the College of San Mateo, as well as teaching in SFSU's Educational Opportunity Program's Summer Bridge. Her administrative experience includes serving as the Associate Director of California Campus Compact, a statewide membership organization building the collective commitment and capacity of universities and communities to advance civic engagement for a healthy, just and democratic society. Additionally, she directed Stanford Upward Bound, a federally-funded college access program for low-income high school students who will be the first in their families to attend college.
Christine earned her B.A. in English with minors in Women's Studies and French at U.C. Davis, her M.A. in English Literature with an emphasis on teaching composition at San Francisco State University, and her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at San Francisco State University.
Current Role at Stanford
Director, Teaching and Mentoring Academy
