MESSAGE FROM THE VICE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

M E M O R A N D U M

 

To:     Year 1-2 Course Directors

           Year 3-4 Clerkship Directors

           SOM Curriculum Committee

Faculty, School of Medicine

 

From:  Steve Lieberman, MD

            Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

It is with great pleasure that I announce the appointment of Robert Johnson, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, as the Director of a new longitudinal curriculum theme in Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Bob received his MD from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and his MPH from Yale University. After completing an Aerospace Medicine residency at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, he served as the Chief of Clinical Research at the US Air Force Aeromedical Consultation Service. Dr. Johnson created and served as the Director of the USAF Preventive Medicine Residency for 4 years and then was the Chief of Preventive Medicine and Population Health at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. He completed his MBA at UTSA in 2005 prior to coming to UTMB.

Bob came to UTMB in 2005, serving as director of the combined Preventive Medicine Residency Program. He has served as a PBL facilitator in the Great Syndromes course and teaches two courses in the MPH program. His many professional accomplishments include being named a Fellow in the American College of Preventive Medicine.

This appointment represents the first step in implementing the School of Medicine Education Strategic Plan developed over the past seven months. In this new role, Dr. Johnson and a committee will work closely with Course and Clerkship Directors to integrate relevant aspects of population and preventive medicine into the curriculum with the goal of weaving a thorough treatment of these critical topics through the four years of the Integrated Medical Curriculum.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Johnson to this exciting and important role.