Susan E. Skochelak is an American

physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...

and

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professional known for her contributions to

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and health care innovation.

Early life and education

Skochelak graduated with a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from

Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School, the first post-secondary institution in the Uppe ...

in 1975 and received a master’s degree in biological sciences from the same institution in 1977. She was the guest speaker at the institution’s graduation ceremony in 2015. She completed medical school at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

in 1981.

Career

Skochelak served as the senior associate dean for academic affairs at the

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) is a professional school for the study of medicine and public health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It is one of only two medical schools in Wisconsin, along wit ...

from 1997 through 2009. During that time, she was also the director of the Wisconsin Area Health Education Center, chair of the Consortium of Primary Care for Wisconsin, and a member of the governor’s Rural Health Development Council. She became the vice president for medical education at the

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in 2009. In that role, she created the Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, a $20 million grant program that supported a consortium of medical schools making transformative changes in medical student education. In 2015 Skochelak was elected to the

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. In 2019, she was named one of Crain’s Notable Women in Health Care.

Bibliography

Health Systems Science Health systems science (HSS) is a foundational platform and framework for the study and understanding of how care is delivered, how health professionals work together to deliver that care, and how the health system can improve patient care and heal ...

, Lead editor, 1st and 2nd editions

References

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