SARINA J. GROSSWALD, EdD
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 1994 - Present President
SJ Grosswald & Associates
Arlington, VA
June 1997 - Present Director of Continuing Medical Education
InforMEd
Jacksonville, FL
October 2002 Dec 2005 Director of Continuing Medical Education
American Medical Women's Association
Alexandria, VA
October 1983 - June 1994 Associate Director
Educational Resources and Evaluation
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Washington, DC
September 1981 - Sept 1983 Project Director
Continuing Education Systems Project (CESP)
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington, DC
February 1981 - Sept 1981 Instructional Designer
Continuing Education Systems Project (CESP)
Association of American Medical Colleges
Washington, DC
January 1980 - Feb 1981 Instructional Design Specialist
National High Blood Pressure Education Program
Kappa Systems
Arlington, VA
June 1976 - April 1979 Instructional Designer
Office of Medical Studies
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
February 1975 -Feb 1976 Substitute Teacher
Chapel Hill School System
Chapel Hill, NC
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EDUCATION
Ed.D. Adult Learning and Human Resource Development, George Washington
University, Washington, DC, 1991
M.Ed. Educational Media and Instructional Design, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, NC, 1977
B.A. English Literature, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1973
HONORS/AWARDS
Board of Directors - Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (1998-2004)
President's Award - Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (Awarded 2005)
President's Award - Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (Awarded 2002)
Fellow Award - Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (Awarded 1998)
Distinguished Member Award - Alliance for Continuing Medical Education
(Awarded 1994)
ACCME Site Surveyor (1984-2005)
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness Based Education, Board of Advisors
[2005-present]
Board of Directors, Institute for Community Enrichment (1998-present)
Congressional Candidate, Virginia District 8 (1996), District 11 (1998)
President, Mill Stream Condominium Association (1988)
Board of Directors, Mill Stream Condominium Association (1986-1988)
Instructor, American Tae Kwon Do Association (1975-1980)
Instructor, Women's Self Defense (1976-1977)
PUBLICATIONS
Travis, Grosswald, Stixrud. ADHD, Brain Functioning, and the Transcendental Meditation program.
Society for Psychophysiological Research, abstract (2006).
Ohming in on ADHD: Transcendental Meditation May Help, Washington Parent, Washington, DC,
Oct. 2005.
Meeting the Healthcare Challenges of the Future Moving from Disease Care to Healthcare.
Grosswald, SJ. Business Briefing: Global Healthcare 2002 (official publication of the World
Medical Association) 2002.
Estrogen Deficiency and The Menopause (8-volume self-assessment series). Dowden Publishing
Company. 2001 and 1996
Smoking and Oral Contraception Use (3-volume print series). Dowden Publishing Company.
1997.
The In-Training Examination in Obstetrics and Gynecology: An Attempt to Establish a
Remediation Indicator. Ling FW, Grosswald SJ, Laube DW, Carpentieri AM, Crenshaw C.
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Vol. 173, p. 946-50, 1995.
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Assessment of the Resident In-Training Examination in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Cox SM,
Herbert WNP, Grosswald SJ, Carpentieri AM, Visscher HC, Laube DW. Obstetrics and
Gynecology. Vol. 84, No. 6, Dec 1994.
Problem-Solving Strategies of Experienced and Novice Physicians. Grosswald, SJ. Journal of
Continuing Education in the Health Professions. Vol 12., No. 4.
Continuing Education in Health Care: An Educational Series, content contributor to video and
workbook. The Alliance for Continuing Medical Education. Annenberg Center at Eisenhower:
1992.
Opinions and Approaches to Continuing Education Among Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Herbert
WN,
Moos M, Frierson HT, Davis WA, Grosswald SJ, Visscher HC. Obstetrics and Gynecology. Vol. 74,
No. 1, 1989.
Assessing Educational Needs in a Medical Specialty Society, Grosswald SG, Bennof MJ. Mobius
(now The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions). Vol. 7, No. 3, 1987.
Development of a Self-Assessment Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Visscher HC,
Grosswald
SJ, Droegemueller W, Stenchever MA. Mobius (now The Journal of Continuing Education in the
Health Professions). Vol. 6, No. 2, 1986.
Continuing Education for the Health Professions, Green JS, Grosswald SJ, Suter E, Walthall DB,
(eds), Jossey-Bass Co. New York: 1984.
Designing Effective Educational Activities for Groups, In: Green JS, et al (eds): Continuing
Education for the Health Professions. Jossey-Bass Co. New York: 1984.
Facilitating Self-Directed Learning, Allan ME, Grosswald SJ, Means RP. In: Green SJ et al (eds):
Continuing Education in the Health Professions. Jossey-Bass Co. New York: 1984.
Improving Continuing Education in Diverse Health Care Settings, Grosswald SJ, Suter E, Seppala
GR, Walthall DB. In: Green JS et al (eds): Continuing Education in the Health Professions. Jossey-
Bass Co. New York: 1984.
The Continuing Education Systems Project, Green JS, Grosswald SJ, Suter E, Walthall DB.
Association of American Medical Colleges. Washington: 1983.
High Blood Pressure Control: A Resource Package for Nurse Educators. National High Blood
Pressure Education Program. Washington, DC: 1981.
Writing Self-Instruction, Grosswald SJ. African Health Training Institutions Project. Chapel Hill: 1979
(also Reprinted by Sasakaw Mental Health Foundation. Tokyo: 1982).
Instructional Materials Appraisal Instrument, Berry M, Grosswald SJ, Shumway J, University of North
Carolina. Chapel Hill: 1979.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS/WORKSHOPS
"Creating a Tool To Assess Competency: Developing Competency-Based Multiple Choice Test
Questions." Alliance for Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2004
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"Physician Core Competencies: Linking Inpatient and Outpatient Care." Sarina J Grosswald, EdD,
Dottie Price. Alliance for Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX 2003
"Complimentary Medicine, Joint Sponsorship: Meeting the Challenge," Alliance for Continuing
Medical Education Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL 2002
"Using Clinical Data for Developing and Evaluating CME." Alliance For Continuing Medical
Education Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA 2000
"Asking What You Want to Know: Writing Multiple Choice Questions." Alliance For Continuing
Medical Education Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA 1999; New Orleans, LA 2000
"Building an International Home Study CME Program," Vera-Garduno P, Garry T, Grosswald, S.
Alliance for Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA 200 "Bringing
Your Multimedia Plan to
Life." School of Association Management. American Society of Association Management.
Reston, VA 1997
"Multimedia Technology for CME." Alliance for Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting.
Phoenix, AZ 1995
"Multimedia Technology for CME." Alliance for Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting.
Phoenix, AZ 1995
"Competency-Based Professionalism of CME: Evaluation, Part 1". Alliance for Continuing Medical
Education Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ 1995
"Competency-Based Professionalism of CME: Evaluation, Part 2". Alliance for Continuing Medical
Education Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ 1995
"How Physicians Solve Problems and How to Improve Their Skills." Alliance for Continuing Medical
Education Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA 1994
"A Comparison of Problem-Solving Strategies of Expert and Novice Physicians." Third Congress on
CME. Birmingham, AL 1992
"Optical Scanning in Needs Assessment and Evaluation." George Washington Society for
Association Executives. Washington, DC 1990
"Computers in Education." George Washington Society for Association Executives. Washington,
DC 1990
"Workshop on Computer Applications in Obstetrics and Gynecology." Workshop presenter at
ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting. 1989-91
"A Multi-Perspective Approach to Needs Assessment." Alliance for Continuing Medical
Education 14th Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA 1989.
"Computer Applications in Obstetrics and Gynecology." Course faculty. American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists Postgraduate Course. Houston, TX/ College Park, MD 1987-
1988.
"Strategic Needs Assessment." Institute for Government Educators in the Health Professions.
Washington, DC 1987
"Development of an Information Management System." National Society for Performance and
Instruction Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA 1981
"Educational Design in the Health Professions." National Society for Performance and Instruction
Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA 1981
"Designing Self-Instruction." Workshops. University of North Carolina 1976-77
"Media Design." Workshops. University of North Carolina 1976-77
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CONSULTING
American Academy of Nuclear Medicine Drury Design Dynamics
American Association of Dental Schools GS Technologies, Inc.
American College of Preventive Medicine Gynecologic Oncology Group
American College of Occupational and Health Innovations, Inc.
Environmental Medicine Health Learning Systems
American Dental Hygienists Association Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education
American Medical Women's Association Interactive Marketing Ventures, Inc.
American Public Health Association InterAmerica Research
American Red Cross Kappa Systems, Inc
American Society of Addiction Medicine Learning Through Entertainment, Inc
Audio Digest Foundation Medical Education Group Learning Systems
American Journal of Managed Care Potomac Center for Medical Education
Baystate Healthcare System Rockpointe
Churchill Livingstone Publishers The Institute for Medical Studies
Coleman Research Corporation University of Florida College of Medicine
Current Science Veterans Administration, Continuing Education
CYGNUS Corporation Center
Dowden Publishing Company