Christopher (Chris) Demas is an MD’21 candidate at the Warren Alpert Medical School (AMS) and received a B.S. in physics and biochemistry Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) in 2017. He is known for his interest in teaching and love of being a facilitator in the learning process. Chris was a teacher for three years within the Chemistry and Physics Teaching Fellow program, was the winner of the Albert Holland Prize for teaching in Physics, and was recognized for his contributions to his fellow students through the Dean Benjamin P. Atkinson Award at HWS. During medical school, Chris was nominated as a lead Teaching Fellow for the Gateway master's program, Doctoring Teaching Academy at AMS, and tutor for the MD classes of ‘22 and ‘23. He is also a Medical Education Scholarly Concentrator and the creator of multiple teaching resources for students at AMS including the video lecture series Illustrations of Histology that is now available on PathElective.
Chris is incredibly excited to share with you his approach to teaching and is truly honored to join the PathElective team. He feels strongly that his success is a result of excellent mentorship and exemplary teachers throughout his life and hopes this is his first step towards becoming a medical educator and inspiring innovative approaches to teach within the field.
In addition to teaching, Chris is an avid violinist and is the President and Founder of the Providence Medical Orchestra in Providence, RI. When Chris is not caring for patients at the hospital, you can find him at the local rock climbing gym, tending to his garden, or cooking up MasterChef quality dishes.
