Andrea N. Leep Hunderfund MD, MHPE

Andrea N. Leep Hunderfund, M.D., MHPE, conducts research in medical education. She studies the relationship between learning environment factors and important educational outcomes related to high-value care, professionalism, and well-being. Her research seeks to better understand how educational systems can better support the development and expression of caring, character, and skills that are aligned with societal needs.

Dr. Leep Hunderfund is working to develop robust programs for the assessment and continuous improvement of clinical learning environments in undergraduate and graduate medical education. Her ongoing research aims to identify faculty behaviors and programmatic factors associated with high-value care, learner well-being, professionalism, and physician professional development. Dr. Leep Hunderfund's research explores the attitudes, experiences, and behaviors of medical students toward high-value care and relationships with regional practice patterns. She also contributes to studies examining associations between burnout and professionalism, and develops and evaluates educational assessments to ensure they provide valid results.