Dr. Ruth E. Levine is the Clarence Ross Miller Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. She is the Past President of the TBLC and is currently the Associate Editor of the TBL collection in MedEdPORTAL, the journal of teaching resources administered by the AAMC. She has published numerous articles, book chapters, and other educational materials on Team-Based Learning, and has provided faculty development in TBL for teachers in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and other disciplines nationally and internationally. Dr. Levine has been the recipient of numerous honors including the American Psychiatric Association's Roeske Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, the University of Texas System Regent's Outstanding Teaching Award, ADMSEP's Sierles award for Leadership and Excellence in Psychiatric Education and the AAMC Southern Group on Educational Affairs Career Educator Award. She was the inaugural director of UTMB's Academy of Master Teachers and is a member of the University of Texas Shine Academy Of Health Science Educators.