Vice Dean Medical Education

The Vice Dean for Medical Education reports to the Dean of the School of Medicine (SOM) and serves the School of Medicine on the Sacramento and Davis campuses. The Vice Dean for Medical Education provides leadership for the School of Medicine’s medical education mission across the Sacramento, Davis, and Regional Branch campuses. This includes executive oversight of the MD program, Research Pathways, Community Health Scholars, Global Health, Graduate Medical Education[SM1.1][MS1.2], and the Body Donor Programs, as well as oversight and support of the senior academic and administrative leaders responsible for these programs.

The Vice Dean for Medical Education has the necessary authority to articulate and implement a strategic vision for medical education and to ensure strategic alignment, accountability, collaboration, and effective use of resources across the medical education mission. The Vice Dean serves as a key member of the Dean’s leadership team and represents the medical education mission in institutional planning, decision‑making, resource allocation, and other strategic initiatives.

• Lead, develop, communicate, and oversee the execution of a strategic vision, plan, and goals for medical education, organizational management and accountability, accreditation[SM2.1][MS2.2][MS2.3] and compliance, and educational innovation, in alignment with the UC Davis Health and UC Davis School of Medicine strategic plans. Articulate the goals and advocate on behalf of medical education.
• Provide executive leadership and oversight across the medical education mission, including the MD program, Research Pathways, Community Health Scholars, Global Health, Graduate Medical Education, and the Body Donor Program.
• Oversee and support the senior academic and administrative leaders responsible for medical education programs, establishing clear expectations, accountability, coordination, and alignment across the education mission.
• Serve as the institutional authority on education quality and regulatory compliance, responsible for maintaining full, unencumbered LCME accreditation through a process of continuous quality improvement and compliance across the undergraduate education mission, and ACGME accreditation across the graduate medical education mission.
• Ensure the development, delivery, and continuous evaluation of an innovative and distinguished medical education program that enables learners to achieve appropriate competencies, with an emphasis on clinical reasoning, critical thinking, professionalism, and preparation for clinical practice.
• Oversee the Graduate Medical Education programs and their accreditation, including all UC Davis Health residency training programs and fellowships. The GME Office and the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official dually report to the Vice Dean for Medical Education and UC Davis Health, and the GME Office resides within the Office of Medical Education.
• Communicate and collaborate with counterparts within the UC system, key constituents at UC Davis Health, and other external constituencies to further develop and advance medical education programs and activities.
• Establish creative and trusting partnerships with the various committees, chairs, faculty, staff, students, key clinical affiliates, and other constituencies to advance shared educational goals and strengthen the medical education mission.
• Work with the Committee on Educational Policy and faculty leadership to ensure effective curriculum oversight, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement, as well as the adequacy of faculty and educational resources across instructional sites.
• Work with the Committee on Student Promotions and faculty leadership…