Prof. Orit Karnieli-Miller is the former head of the Department of Medical Education at the Gray Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University, where she holds the Dr. Sol Amsterdam & Dr. David P. Schumann Chair in Medical Education. She received her PhD in Social Work from Haifa University with a specialty in communication in healthcare, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Regenstrief Institute at Indiana University School of Medicine, focusing on professionalism and humanism in healthcare.

Prof. Karnieli-Miller’s research focuses on advancing patient-centered communication.  She developed communication protocols and instructional methods.  Her studies enhance students’ moral courage to speak up when faced with professionalism and patient safety breaches to promote humanistic, compassionate, and trustworthy medical care. She has developed innovative AI-based tools including BRAVE, an AI simulator for breaking bad news, for which she received the “MasterAI for Teaching and Learning Innovation” Award and the Rector Prize for Innovation in Teaching. 

Contact:
Email: oritkm@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: +972-3-6409858
Website: https://oritkm8.wixsite.com/karnieli-miller-comm