Kiran Pandit, M.D., M.P.H.

Dr. Pandit received her MD and MPH degrees from Columbia and stayed on to complete her residency in Emergency Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Following residency, Dr. Pandit was recruited to faculty at Columbia where she led global health programs and medical school courses, and served as Director of Faculty Development and Director of Educational Program Development for Columbia Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Pandit completed the Medical Education Research Certification process through the AAMC and has participated in the Harvard Macy Institute courses for Educators and Assessments. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE) through the NYU-Maastricht program. Dr. Pandit is deeply engaged with the AAMC Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA), including having served as the co-chair of the 2024 annual regional 3-day conference and now serving as chair-elect for the NEGEA group as a whole. She has published and has been a regular presenter at local, regional, and national conferences on topics in emergency medicine, wilderness medicine, medical education, and faculty development. She leads a multi-institutional international collaboration on assessment and evaluation of teaching in the health professions.

In her role at Einstein, Dr. Pandit has been providing new educational content to support faculty in their growth, serving on several institutional committees, and working to bring elements of Einstein’s strategic plan to fruition, all to help faculty flourish at Einstein and beyond.  Her main activities include organizing virtual and in-person faculty development events such as workshops and retreats.  She has launched the innovative faculty developers' community of practice to bring together faculty developers from across the institution.  She has advised numerous faculty individually to support their career development, and is working to improve the feedback that faculty receive on their teaching.

1. Pandit K, Andon A, Ptak C, Worley E, Davenport G, Murano T. Beyond Student Evaluations of Teaching and Educator Portfolios: A Multisource, Longitudinal System for Evaluating Teaching. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2025. DOI 10.1080/10401334.2025.2461991
2. Tedeschi CM, Pandit K. Wilderness medicine in disasters and humanitarian crisis. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2011 Aug;26(4):310-1. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X11006479. Epub 2011 Oct 20. PMID: 22011401.
3. Mulcare MR, Suh EH, Tews M, Swan-Sein A, Pandit K. Third-year medical student rotations in emergency medicine: a survey of current practices. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Oct;18 Suppl 2:S41-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01187.x. PMID: 21999557.
4. Tews MC, Wyte CM, Coltman M, Grekin PA, Hiller K, Oyama LC, Pandit K, Manthey DE. Developing a third-year emergency medicine medical student curriculum: a syllabus of content. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Oct;18 Suppl 2:S36-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01161.x. PMID: 21999556.
5. Lareau SA, Caudell MJ, Pandit KB, Hiestand BC. Medical student electives in wilderness medicine: curriculum guidelines. Wilderness Environ Med. 2014 Dec;25(4):474-80. doi: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.04.014. Epub 2014 Sep 12. PMID: 25220397.
6. Tews MC, Ditz Wyte CM, Coltman M, Hiller K, Jung J, Oyama LC, Jubanyik K, Khandelwal S, Goldenberg W, Wald DA, Zun LS, Zinzuwadia S, Pandit K, An C, Ander DS. Implementing a third-year emergency medicine medical student curriculum. J Emerg Med. 2015 Jun;48(6):732-743.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.063. Epub 2015 Mar 29. PMID: 25825161.
7. Pandit K, Coates WC, Diercks D, Gupta S, Siegelman J. Faculty Development for Academic Emergency Physicians: A Focus Group Analysis. Cureus. 2022 Aug 2;14(8):e27596. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27596. PMID: 36059367; PMCID: PMC9436480.
8. Pandit K, Healy E, Todman R, Kingon A, Wright M, Raymond M, Hill J, Jeffrey J, Papanagnou D, Tedeschi C. Disaster Triage Skills Training: An Introductory Virtual Simulation for Medical Students. Cureus. 2023 May 23;15(5):e39417. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39417. PMID: 37250611; PMCID: PMC10212746.
9. Pandit K, Chu DL, Russell R, Wright M, Titone L, Diaz T, Truong J, Murano T, Egan DJ. The utility of an online discussion board for reflective writing in an emergency medicine rotation. AEM Educ Train. 2023 Jul 30;7(4):e10899. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10899. PMID: 37529174; PMCID: PMC10387829.
10. Chu D, Pandit K, Giles R, Olsen E, Fortenko A, Greenwald P, Murano T, Shah K, Lin S. The Utility of a Virtual Emergency Medicine Elective for Visiting Medical Students. Cureus. 2023 Aug 18;15(8):e43686. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43686. PMID: 37724195; PMCID: PMC10505271.