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Dolph Ellefson has a diverse and extensive work experience. Starting in 1993, they pursued their doctoral studies at Loyola University Chicago until 1996. In 1997, they joined Oregon Health & Science University as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Research Assistant Professor, conducting studies on microbial pathogenesis and teaching medical students. During this time, they also received a patent for a novel mechanism related to the study of pathogenic bacteria.
Dolph then moved to the University of Southern California in 2002, where they served as an Assistant Professor and contributed to research studies on a biological drug for wound healing. Dolph played a role in securing significant funding for radiation research through grants. In 2008, they transitioned to the position of Associate Director at USC's Small Molecule Mass Spectrometry CORE.
In 2009, Ellefson joined Neumedicines, a small pharmaceutical company, as a Senior Scientist in Pharmaceutical R&D. Dolph'swork focused on leading scientific studies and supervising a team for the development of a biologic drug aimed at treating radiation exposure. Dolph also discovered the drug's robust wound healing properties and submitted a patent application.
In 2014, they founded Sarcix, Inc. and served as both Founder and COO. The company's focus and activities are not mentioned.
Most recently, in 2021, Ellefson joined mapEDU as the COO. This cloud-based, AI software company specializes in curriculum mapping for higher education. Notably, in March 2022, they were promoted to the position of Director of Research and Innovation.
Dolph Ellefson attended the Stritch School of Medicine from 1990 to 2008, where they completed their PhD in Microbiology/Immunology.
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Traditional curriculum mapping and revision is a tedious, elongated, and expensive process that often ends with questionable results. You’re familiar with the process. It can take a year. Or more. And after all the dedicated hours of effort, what is your confidence level? Do you have anything truly actionable? GAIN CONFIDENCE ( + relief) with mapEDU mapEDU eliminates the need for tedious faculty surveys by using one or more of the following: • Course descriptions and learning objectives • Actual course content Course-level mapping to national and internal outcomes is both fast and objective with your published course descriptions, learning objectives, and/or syllabi. Fast • Automated • Comprehensive • Objective • Accurate For an even more in-depth analysis, leverage actual classroom content (lecture audio, video, handouts, presentations and more) for highly accurate and comprehensive results down to the event level! All mapping results are presented as graphical reports with key actionable takeaways to validate your curriculum revisions and accreditation requirements. You get: • Highly accurate and objective curriculum maps for knowledge discovery and data visualization • Objectively scored compliance to internal and national accreditation objectives • Gaps and redundancy reports • Searchable MeSH terms tied to individual course content Make adjustments and repeat the process any time for continuous improvement. Specializing in curriculum mapping for schools of medicine, nursing, osteopathy, and pharmacy, mapEDU comes pre-loaded with most national outcomes: USMLE I, PCRS, AACN CORE Essentials, QSEN, COMLEX, AACOM, Osteo EPAs, TACCT, ACPE Appendix I. Any other preferred outcomes may be easily imported.