| WHELAN NAMED ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR UNDERGRADUATE
MEDICAL EDUCATION
St. Louis, Nov. 20, 1997 -- Alison Whelan,
M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine and of pediatrics,
has been named associate dean for undergraduate medical education
at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Her appointment was announced by William A.
Peck, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and
dean of the School of Medicine.
''I am most pleased to have someone with Whelan's
talents to guide the education of medical students at Washington
University,'' said Peck. ''She is an excellent teacher and knowledgeable
educational administrator who is keenly interested in ensuring
that we offer the most outstanding learning experience possible
for our students.''
Whelan is assuming the undergraduate medical education responsibilities
of S. Bruce Dowton, M.D., associate vice chancellor for medical
education and director of the Division of Medical Genetics in
the Department of Pediatrics. Dowton has accepted a position as
dean of the medical school at the University of South Wales in
Sydney, Australia.
In her new position, Whelan will oversee all
matters pertaining to the education of medical students at Washington
University. She will coordinate education programs and implement
changes in curriculum and teaching methods to maintain high degree
standards. Whelan also will oversee preparation for the upcoming
accreditation review by the Liaison Committee of Medical Education.
A medical geneticist, Whelan teaches medical
genetics and trains medicine residents to teach medical students,
a process she hopes to extend to other departments at the medical
school. Her research focuses on genetic testing in patient care.
Whelan is a member of the Society of General
Internal Medicine, where she serves on the student affairs committee.
She also chairs the Curriculum Task Force of the national organization
of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine. At the School of
Medicine, she is a member of the Committee on Academic Evaluation
of Students.
Whelan received her medical degree from Washington
University in 1986. She served her internship, residency and chief
residency in medicine at Barnes Hospital and a medical genetics
fellowship in the Department of Pediatrics. Whelan became an
assistant professor of internal medicine and of pediatrics in
1994.
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