Overview

Katherine Mason is the Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University. She also serves as the Vice chair of Education for the Department of Pediatrics and is a  Professor of Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatrics at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University. Her research has focused primarily on developing best practices in Medical Education, e.g. Learner Assessment, Professionalism, Educator Professional Development, and Advocacy for Clinician Educators. She has also published in the fields of critical care, end of life care, and disaster medicine.

Dr. Mason further contributes to medical education initiatives through her national leadership roles in medical education having served as Chair of both the Fellowship Directors and Vice Chairs Executive Committees for the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, and as a National Mentor through the New Century Scholars’ Program and the Educational Scholars’ Program, both of the Academic Pediatric Association. She was  honored for her lifetime contributions as a national leader and mentor in medical education through receipt of the Robert S. Holm Leadership Award of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors in 2021 and inducted into the Academic Pediatric Society in 2022 and the National Academy of Distinguished Educators in Pediatrics in 2023. She completed the Hedwig van AmerigenExecutive Leadership in Academic Medicine program through Drexel University in 2025.

Dr. Mason completed her undergraduate studies in Biomedical Ethics and Biology at Brown University, and her Medical Degree at Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She did  her Pediatric Residency, Chief Residency, and Critical Care Fellowship at Case Western Reserve University and Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital.

Brown Affiliations

• Pediatrics

Research Areas

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