Louise Thai

Professor

Louise Thai

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine

Bio

Born in Uzbekistan; educated at Sechenov (Moscow) Medical School in USSR; trained at Hungarian Institute of Public Health and University of Missouri School of Medicine. Passionate about Medical Education.

  • (706) 446-4988
  • (706) 721-9458
  • GB 3356

Education

  • MD, Epidemiology Sechenov Medical School, 1977

Certifications

  • Diplomate Hungarian Board of Clinical Microbiology, 1997

  • Diplomate Hungarian Board of Clinical Pathology, 1981

Awards & Honors

  • "Most Likely to Adopt Their CBL Group” Award MCG Class of 2024, 2021

  • 2019 Exemplary Teaching Award MCG Office of Academic Affairs / Faculty Development , 2019

  • 2018 Exemplary Teaching Award Faculty Develpment, Office of Academic Affairs at MCG, 2018

  • Honorable Faculty of MCG Class of 2015, 2015

  • Curriculum Board Teaching Excellence Award for Outstanding Course/Block Director MU School of Medicine , 2011

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • MEDI 6220

    Cardiopulmonary/Heme
  • MEDI 5014

    CBL Elective
  • MEDI 6240

    GI/GU/Endocrine
  • MEDI 6150

    MCG YOU+
  • MEDI 6510

    PCL Adv Clerkship
  • MEDI 6320

    Brain, Behavior, & Movement
  • MEDI 6340

    Capstone in Medicine 1
  • MEDI 6120

    Foundations of Medicine
  • MEDI 6330

    Healthcare Across the Lifespan
  • MEDI 6130

    Musculoskeletal/Skin
  • MEDI 6100

    Orientation to Medicine

Teaching Interests

1) Case-based learning (CBL)
2) Clinical microbiology & pathogenesis of infectious diseases
3) Medical Education/CBL Elective
4) Pre-matriculation lectures and CBL

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Developed navigation tools and facilitator guides for 11 PBL Cases in Phase 1 and 2, 2015
  • PrepU Virtual Focus Group, 2010
    Other
  • A nontoxic chimeric cholera toxin analog, 1996
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • A nontoxic cholera enterotoxin (CT) analog is chimeric with regard to both epitypes of CT-B subunits, CT-B-1 and CT-B-2, 1996
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Construction and characterization of recombinant Vibrio cholerae strains producing inactive cholera toxin analogs, 1994
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Medical Education Research on the utility of problem-solving exams in assessment of pre-clerkship students' critical thinking, analytical and reasoning skills.

College Service

  • Student Promotions Committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • Forerunner Federation (Balas-Thai Family Foundation) 2008 - 2013

    Role: Reviewer