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Director of Graduate Medical Education:
David W. Musick

Dr. David W. Musick has been appointed Director of Graduate Medical Education (GME) for Penn Medicine by Dr. Arthur Rubenstein, EVP of UPHS and Dean of the School of Medicine.

In his new position, Dr. Musick will work to improve the operations of Penn Medicine’s graduate medical education system, a system that trains about 800 medical residents each year. He will work closely with department chairs, residency program directors, the GME Committee, and other faculty and staff to ensure that the GME program in each of the Health System’s four hospitals functions at the highest possible level.

" In the past, accreditation agencies–such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–focused on the process used in training medical residents," explains Dr. Musick, "but now they are equally interested in the educational outcomes of the program. It’s a totally different way of looking at resident training for all academic medical centers throughout the country. The new environment in GME will require all training sites to be even more diligent in educational planning, performance evaluation and overall monitoring of residents’ activities."

According to Dr. Musick, this change in approach affords Penn Medicine an opportunity to take a closer look at its residency training programs with an eye toward making any necessary improvements for continued excellence. "The stakes [for accreditation] are extremely high for all academic medical centers," states Dr. Musick. "At Penn, we are committed to being proactive in addressing these issues, in hopes that we will set the example for others." "Dr. Musick is a demonstrated leader in the development and assessment of residency training programs," said Dr. Rubenstein, "and I am confident he will ensure that Penn’s program meets or exceeds GME Council parameters while continuing to develop the next generation of physician leaders."

In addition to directing the graduate medical education program, Dr. Musick will serve as Vice-Chair for Education and Development in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. In that capacity, he will be responsible for enhancing the department’s residency program, increasing the department’s research funding, and securing additional funding in the form of endowments for the department. Possessing a strong interest in medical ethics, Dr. Musick will also contribute as a faculty member in the Center for Bioethics.

In 1978, Dr. Musick earned his B.S. in human relations at Milligan College in Tennessee. In 1985 he earned an M.A. in sociology from East Tennessee State University, and in 1995, Dr. Musick earned his Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation from the University of Kentucky. Prior to coming to Penn, Dr. Musick served as Assistant Dean for Student Assessment and Program Evaluation for the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, where he remains an adjunct assistant professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Musick is a member of numerous national service organizations including: the American Educational Research Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Association of Academic Physiatry, the Association of Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education, and the Ethics and Peer Review Committee of the American Association of Electro-diagnostic Medicine. He has also served on the Committee on Educational Evaluation for the National Institute for Healthcare Research.

Dr. Musick has authored/co-authored articles for prestigious journals including: the Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education, Academic Medicine; the American Journal of Ethics and Medicine and Anesthesiology. He has also lectured throughout the U.S.

Dr. Musick’s research interests include medical education testing and evaluation systems, medical and philosophical ethics, spirituality in medicine, clinical outcomes in rehabilitation, and academic physiatry.

 


Almanac, Vol. 49, No. 1, July 16, 2002

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Tuesday,
July 16, 2002
Volume 49 Number 1
www.upenn.edu/almanac/

Dr. Marvin Lazerson gets a new Endowed Chair in Education.
The annual GSE Awards are presented.
The Penn Cancer Center is renamed.
The Faculty Senate's Slate of nominees for the Senate Executive Committee.
PPSA's 2002-2003 Board has been elected.
The A-3 Assembly's officers invite all A-3 employees to a July meeting.
The Trustees held their full board meetings last month.
The report of the Council Committee on Facilities deals with classrooms, Campus Development Plan, and Transportation.
Graduate Medical Education has a new director.
Speaking Out about the future of the BioPond and protecting personal privacy.
Honors for faculty, staff, students, and HUP
Research Foundation Awards for Spring 2002.
Research Roundup: Sumerian Dictionary, Smallpox, Alzheimer's Disease, and Schizophrenia.
New challenges, more efforts to conserve energy and control energy costs.
Business Services: Parking Rates; Children's Center; Mail Service; Dining Services; Customized Penn merchandise; Directory Update; Computer Connection.
New Security Measures for Penn's Networked Systems will require replacing PennNet ID and password PennKeys and passwords.