Ashley K. R. Fernandes, MD, PhD
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Ashley K. Fernandes, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Associate Director of the Center for Bioethics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is the Director of Competency for Professionalism at The Ohio State College of Medicine, where he is also has a variety of leadership roles in medical education.
Dr. Fernandes received an MD from The Ohio State University, a PhD in Philosophy from Georgetown University, and an MA in Philosophy from Johns Hopkins University, with a focus on bioethics. He currently directs ethics education for all pediatric residents at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. His scholarly interests include pediatric ethics, Medicine and the Holocaust, bioethics education, professionalism education and remediation, and philosophical anthropology in medical practice. He has disseminated his work at international and national forums and is the author of scores of peer-reviewed publications and three book chapters. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Picker-Gold GME Challenge Grant to study and expand his ethics education curriculum. After 13 years practicing hospital pediatrics, he is now an academic primary care pediatrician in Nationwide’s Primary Care Division.
Dr. Fernandes is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, an elected member of the AAP’s national Executive Committee on Bioethics, a member of the AOA Medical Honor Society, and a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society, receiving the prestigious Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine award twice—in 2020 and in 2010, a rare accomplishment. He has been awarded The Ohio State University College of Medicine’s Award in Mentorship in 2019, Professor of the Year Award in 2020, and Master Teacher Award in 2022. Outside of medicine, his interests include hiking in the National Parks, history, travel and tennis.
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- Award for Excellence, Academy for Professionalism in Healthcare, 2022
- The Mary Beth Fontana Master Teacher Award, The Courage to Teach Society, 2022
- Award for Excellence, Academy for Professionalism in Healthcare, 2021
- Professor of the Year, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2020
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2020
- Award for Excellence, Academy for Professionalism in Healthcare, 2020
- Simon Kenton Council "Bridge Builder" Volunteer Award, Boy Scouts of America, 2019
- The Linda C. Stone, MD Award in Mentoring, The Ohio State University, 2019
- Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, The University of Toledo, 2019
- Simon Kenton Council "Bronze Level" Volunteer Award, Boy Scouts of America, 2018
- Lead.Serve.Inspire “Inspire” Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2017
- Fall Celebration of Educational Scholarship, Best Podium Presentation Award, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 2017
- Candy Apple Award, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2017
- Patrick Guinan National Physician Mentor of the Year Award, Catholic Medical Association, Student Section, 2015
- Collaborator in Caring Award, Medical Education and Professionalism, Dayton Children's Hospital, 2014
- Award for Teaching Excellence, Wright State University School of Medicine, 2014
- Nominee for the AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award, Wright State University, 2013
- Community Pediatrician of the Year Award, Dayton Children's Hospital, 2012
- Faculty Development Award, Wright State University, 2011
- Community Pediatrician of the Year Award, Dayton Children's Hospital, 2011
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, 2010
- Award for Teaching Excellence, Wright State University School of Medicine, 2010
- Nominee for the AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award, Wright State University, 2008
- Member, Courage to Teach Honor Society, 2017 - 2017
- Member (Awarded), Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Epsilon Chapter, 2011 - Present
- Member, Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2010 - Present
- Member, Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2010 - Present
- Scholar, Harvard-Macy Institute for Program Educators, 2009 - 2009
- Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007 - Present
- Member, Catholic Medical Association, 1996 - Present
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 08/01/2014
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- Pediatrics
| Residency | St Louis University School of Medicine | Date Completed: 06/30/2006 |
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| Medical School | Ohio State University College of Medicine | Date Completed: 06/13/2003 |
2022 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine-Nationwide Children's Hospital, Professor
2019 - Present The Ohio State University College of Medicine-Nationwide Children's Hospital, Primary Care Pediatrics
2014 - 2022 The Ohio State University College of Medicine-Nationwide Children's Hospital, Associate Professor
2014 - 2019 The Ohio State University College of Medicine-Nationwide Children's Hospital, Physician and Professor (Hospital Pediatrics)
Picker-Gold GME Challenge Grant
Using a Team-Based Learning Curricula to Teach and Assess Patient-Centered, Humanistic Ethics for Pediatric Residents and Health Professionals, Principal Investigator