Anita Samuel, PhD

Anita Samuel, PhD is Assistant Dean for Graduate Education and Associate Professor at the School of Medicine and Associate Director of Distance Learning at the Center for Health Professions Education, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Maryland. Her areas of expertise are online learning, educational technology, and adult education.

Dr. Samuel’s research focuses on continuing professional development and workplace training for healthcare professionals. She publishes articles at the intersection of medical education, adult education, and online learning. She explores online learning spaces as effective training environments for professionals. She has won the 2022 USU School of Medicine Impact Award for her work in facilitating distance education and the 2019 USU Education Day award for using videos in online courses to create presence for learners.