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Alex Mechaber, MD, Internal Medicine, Miami, FL

AlexJMechaberMD

Internal Medicine Miami, FL

Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education University of Miami Miller SOM

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  • Office

    1611 NW 12th Ave
    # M851
    Miami, FL 33136
    Phone+1 305-585-1111
    Fax+1 305-243-8470

Education & Training

  • George Washington University
    George Washington UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1998
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1994
  • University of Miami
    University of MiamiB.S., With General Honors, 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1995 - 2013
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Awarded Dr. Bernard J. Fogel Chair in Medical Education (endowed chair) 2016
  • Inducted into Thomas Brown McClelland Society The Rotary Club of Miami, 2016
  • Outstanding Faculty Award UMMSM Academic Societies, 2015
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Decreasing the Ceiling Effect in Assessing Meeting Quality at an Academic Professional Meeting  
    Vita, S, Coplin, H, Feiereisel, K, Garten, S, Estrada, C, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1/1/2013
  • Teaching Health Advocacy to Medical Students: A Comparison Study  
    Belkowitz, J, Sanders, LM, Zhang, C, Agarwal, G, Lichtstein, D, Chung, EK, J of Public Health Management & Practice, 1/1/2013
  • An Online Spaced-Education Game to Teach and Assess Medical Students: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Trial  
    Kerfoot, BP, Baker, H, Pangaro, L, Agarwal, K, Taffet, G, Armstrong, EG, Academic Medicine, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Hematuria, Unmasking a Synchronous Double Primary Cancer Syndrome
    Lowery, M, Pomenti, S, Ramdial, Kryvenko, O, Whittington, E, Second Annual UMMSM Department of Medicine Eugene J. Sayfie, M.D. Research Day; American College of Physicians Annual Residents & Medical Students Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2016, 1/1/2016
  • Creating a Faculty Engagement Infrastructure for Technology-Enhanced Medical Education Course Redesigns
    Green, DP, Mechaber, AJ, AAMC Medical Education Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2015
  • Promoting Professionalism in Physicians of the Future: systematic Identification and Remediation of Unprofessional Behavior in Medical Students
    Mechaber, HF, Campo, A, Gregory, P, Harmon, L, O’Connell, MT, First Annual Research and Innovations in Medical Education Poster Reception, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Academy of Medical Educators, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

  • Innovation and Transformation in Public Health and Medicine: Four-year Dual MD/MOH Program at the UMMSM 
    Baltimore, MD - 1/1/2015
  • Flipped Dermatology: Incorporating Flipped Classroom Learning Methodologies in a Second-Year Medical School Introductory Dermatology Course 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2015
  • National Experiment in Undergraduate Science Education (NEXUS): Teaching and Assessing a Competency-Based Science Curriculum With Case Studies 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2013
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Will Chatbots Help or Hamper Medical Education? Here Is What Humans (And Chatbots) Say
    Will Chatbots Help or Hamper Medical Education? Here Is What Humans (And Chatbots) SayMarch 23rd, 2023
  • USMLE Step 1 Score Switch: Answers to Medical Students’ Top Questions
    USMLE Step 1 Score Switch: Answers to Medical Students’ Top QuestionsApril 27th, 2022
  • Families Urged to Get Involved at Medical Parents Association Orientation
    Families Urged to Get Involved at Medical Parents Association OrientationAugust 30th, 2021
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Other Languages

  • Spanish