Geisinger Commonwealth associate dean elected president of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care
Mountaintop resident, Dr. Michelle Schmude will lead national organization dedicated to optimizing patient care through professionalism education
Scranton, PA (07/14/2022) — Mountaintop resident, Michelle Schmude, Ed.D., M.B.A., associate dean for admissions, enrollment management & financial aid and an associate professor at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) has been elected president of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC). APHC is dedicated to optimizing patient care through professionalism education, scholarship, policy, and practice in all health-related fields.
"I am honored and humbled by the confidence my colleagues have shown in me," Dr. Schmude said. "Professionalism is central to our students' future success. But it is also vital for the future quality and safety of healthcare. Providers and patients both benefit when practitioners are reflective, self-aware, and constantly connected to the idealism that inspired them to a caring career in the first place. Developing these qualities requires training and I am happy APHC is leading efforts to enhance such curricula in medical education."
Dr. Schmude has been a leader and innovator in professionalism education. She has gained distinction in the medical education community for her work in professional identity formation, the process of internalizing the core values and beliefs required for a successful career in medicine. Research has demonstrated that professionalism improves patient care and enhances physician career satisfaction. It's a fundamental goal of medical education and a competency required for residency training.
Dr. Schmude is a frequent speaker on the topic of professionalism, invited by groups such as the Association of American Colleges and Universities and Harvard Macy Institute's Program for Educators in Health Professions to deliver lectures and workshops.
As president-elect of APHC, Dr. Schmude will engage accreditation bodies to develop the best possible educational assessment methods and instruments for professionalism. She will also implement plans to address the needs of educators in ethics and humanities, social and behavioral sciences, law, public policy, and clinical medicine toward the improvement of professionalism in health care. In addition, she will work to achieve the academy's objectives, which include distributing the broad spectrum of model curricula and other teaching materials in medical ethics and humanities toward professionalism and developing educational syllabi, evaluation and assessment tools, methods, and strategies.
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 Atlantic City, Danville, Lewistown, Scranton, Sayre and Wilkes-Barre. Geisinger Commonwealth offers a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, as well as a portfolio of graduate degrees. The school'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 region, 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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Mountaintop resident, Michelle Schmude, Ed.D., M.B.A., associate dean for admissions, enrollment management & financial aid and an associate professor at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) has been elected president of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC). APHC is dedicated to optimizing patient care through professionalism education, scholarship, policy, and practice in all health-related fields.
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