Ellen Tobin Ballato is responsible for the successful implementation of clinical skills training and related remediation strategies for both medical students and standardized patients (SPs) in all forms of human and technical simulation. Ellen takes great joy as an educator of students and SPs alike at the CSSC, particularly related to clinical coaching and content design. Ellen’s training techniques enhance the development and expertise for the doctors of tomorrow, including, but not limited to, Clinical Reasoning, Physical exam training, history-taking skills, time management, implementation of holistic feedback practice, bias training, case development, and effective communication.

Ellen is also a Consultant for The Bioethics Master’s Program, of Clarkson University and Icahn School of Medicine where she is responsible for coordinating and conducting student consultation simulations in Clinical, Research, and Policy Ethics. She is involved with training standardized patients and faculty in the best practices of effective communication and constructive feedback.

As an adjunct instructor, Ellen wrote and designed a course in Effective Interpersonal Communication skills for Bioethics students that is offered each year as an elective. Ellen was awarded the Quality Matters (QM) Certification Mark for her course. The QM Certification Mark is the internationally recognized symbol of online and blended course design quality.

Before joining NYMC, she worked for over 22 years at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, specializing in helping foreign doctors achieve residency in the United States and continuing to learn and perfect her skills as an educator and facilitator. Ellen has published in both The Hasting Report and The International Journal of Ethics, and she has presented at many conferences such as Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), International Conference on Clinical Ethics & Consultation (ICCEC) etc.