Roles
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Associate Dean of Curriculum
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Biography
Dr. Agarwal has been on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Medical School prior to returning to the University of Miami in 2007, where she has been inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha and the Iron Arrow Honor Society. She has developed, directed, and taught numerous courses at the medical school including the Cardiovascular Course, Respiratory Course, Doctoring/Physicianship courses, the Internal Medicine Clerkship, the Medical Education Elective, and the Transitioning to Residency Course. She has an interest in the medical humanities and served as the pathway director in ethics and medical humanities. She founded Obliterants, the medical school’s first humanities journal. She serves as the faculty advisor for the magazine and for UM’s chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She has won many school, regional, and national teaching awards including the American College of Physicians (ACP) Medical Educator Award. For the past ten years, the graduating senior class has chosen her to either serve as student marshall or as a hooder at their graduation. In 2017, she received the Leonard Tow award for Humanism in Medicine. Nationally, she chairs the Cell Biology and Physiology Item Writing Committee for the National Board of Medical Examiners and has led national board review courses for practicing physicians for the ACP. Dr. Agarwal’s research interests are medical education, interprofessional education, and medical humanities. She is on the advisory committee for UM’s Lowe Art museum and has published research on the impact of visual thinking strategies on medical education. She is currently working on the impact of such training in a virtual reality format with interprofessional students. She has presented her work globally at the International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, the International Academy of Law and Mental Health, and the Association for Medical Education in Europe International Annual Conference. She sees patients at UM’s Human Rights clinic, writing medical affidavits for patients seeking asylum and is a physician-volunteer for the medical school’s department of community service. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
Licensures and Certifications
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Honors & Awards
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Teaching Interests
Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Residency Preparation, Medical Humanities -
Research Interests
Medical Education: Impact of Visual Thinking Strategies, Development of Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills, Interprofessional Education, Capstone/Bootcamp Courses, Medical Humanities, Communication Skills -
Publications
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Professional Activities
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