Melissa Langhan
Melissa L. Langhan, MD, MHS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine in the Section of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Yale University and a nationally recognized leader in pediatric medical education. She has served as Program Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship and Director of Education for Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Yale, where she has led innovative educational programs for more than a decade. Dr. Langhan’s work focuses on advancing assessment, feedback, and trainee development across the continuum of pediatric training, with particular expertise in entrustable professional activities, milestones, clinical competency committee decision-making, and bias mitigation in learner evaluation.
Dr. Langhan has made sustained national contributions through educational scholarship, curricular innovation, and faculty development. She has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications and educational materials, frequently presents invited workshops and lectures at national meetings, and serves in multiple leadership roles within the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Association of Pediatric Program Directors. She is committed to supporting medical education scholarship for both trainees and faculty members, founding the Pediatric Medical Education Research Collaborative as well as the Supporting Medical Education Research Fellow Scholars program.
A steadfast mentor and sponsor, Dr. Langhan has guided trainees and early-career educators to successful academic careers, national presentations, and funded educational research. Her work emphasizes equity, psychological safety, and rigor in medical education, and her influence extends nationally through collaborative scholarship networks and educational leadership.
