Dr. Greg Shanower named Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MBS program director
Scranton, PA (01/22/2019) — V. Scott Koerwer, EdD, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) vice president for strategy, planning & communication and vice dean for graduate education, announced that Gregory A. Shanower, PhD of Clarks Summit, assistant professor of molecular biology will assume the role of program director of GCSOM's master of biomedical sciences (MBS) program as of July 1. He will also continue to teach GCSOM MD and MBS students.
In addition to overseeing the curriculum coordination and curricular administration of all aspects of the MBS academic program,Dr. Shanower will work to expand the program into the online learning environment. He will also coordinate core curriculum between the MBS program and the upcoming portfolio of precision health graduate programs. Finally, he will develop multiple pathways for success for GCSOM's MBS students.
"I am pleased to welcome Dr. Shanower to his new role," Dr. Koerwer said. "I know that, with his leadership, we will build the School of Graduate Studies into the arena of choice for learners interested in gaining the skills and knowledge necessary to join the healthcare teams of the future."
Dr. Shanower earned is PhD in biomedical sciences from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. He holds a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in biology, also from Wright State. Prior to joining GCSOM as an assistant professor of molecular biology in 2008, he served as a postdoctoral research assistant at both Rutgers University and Princeton. He was previously a visiting fellow at Princeton, as well as adjunct professor of biology at Wright State.
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (Geisinger Commonwealth) is a member of the Geisinger family. Geisinger Commonwealth offers a community-based model of medical education with campuses in Danville, Doylestown, Scranton, Sayre and Wilkes-Barre. Geisinger Commonwealth offers Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) degrees. The college's innovative curriculum, focused on caring for people in the context of their lives and their community, attracts the next generation of physicians and scientists from within its 17-county region in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania, as well as from across the state and the nation. Geisinger Commonwealth is committed to non-discrimination in all employment and educational opportunities. Visit www.geisinger.edu/gcsom.
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Gregory A. Shanower, PhD of Clarks Summit, assistant professor of molecular biology at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, will assume the role of program director of GCSOM's master of biomedical sciences (MBS) program as of July 1. He will also continue to teach GCSOM MD and MBS students.
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