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Michael Ainsworth, M.D., MACP is a faculty member in the Department of Health Systems & Population Health Sciences at the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine. He works as a facilitator with the physicians, patients and populations course and as a physical examination teaching associate in the Clinical Arts, Skills, and Experiential Learning (CCASEL).

Ainsworth is a general internist who received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and completed his M.D. degree at the John Sealy School of Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Residency at that institution, followed by a faculty development fellowship at Michigan State University.

Prior to joining the Fertitta College of Medicine, Ainsworth served in a number of clinical, teaching, and administrative roles supporting education, including internal medicine clerkship director, assistant and associate dean for educational affairs, and vice dean for academic affairs at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston. He was a leader in developing new educational initiatives in the school of medicine, including the school’s original problem-based curriculum.

He is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Regents’ Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of Texas System, and has served as President of the University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education. Ainsworth is an avid researcher, having been published dozens of times, and is a member of many state and national professional organizations.

Ainsworth holds the prestigious title of Professor Emeritus in the Department of Internal Medicine at the UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine, and a Master in the American College of Physicians. His educational research interests have focused on clinical skills development and assessment, especially through the use of standardized patients, and professionalism training and assessment. He developed the Early Concern Note system in the UTMB School of Medicine, one of the earlier efforts nationally to implement an early-warning, tracking, and assistance program for learners who experience professional behavior difficulties.