 Alumni
Interviews:
Diane Magrane, M.D.
"I love many aspects of teaching which include the variety,
challenges and the excitement in learners of all ages when they
make a new discovery about themselves and their world, whether
science, practice or organizational policy."
Today’s education of physicians is vastly
different than it was in the past. Diane Magrane, a 2002 University
of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award recipient
and a renowned leader in faculty development and health education,
is one woman who took part in helping those changes along.
Medical
education is often seen as a departmental discipline, however,
Magrane believes otherwise. She recognizes that medicine, as a
profession, is extremely interdisciplinary. In 2002 her aspirations
were turned into reality when she assisted in the implementation
of a new medical curriculum at the University of Vermont, the Vermont
Integrated Curriculum, which combines subjects that were once independent
of one another.
Establishing innovative curricula is not the only
accomplishment Magrane can be praised for. A training workshop
for new clerkship
directors, offered annually at Association of Professors of Gynecology
and Obstetrics meetings, is just one more development Magrane has
taken part in.
Women’s health education is another career
long passion for Magrane. She believes that women’s health
education can be used to help educate other health care professionals.
"
One of the most powerful aspects for women’s health education
is that drawing attention to the differences in biology and behavior
of men and women improves medical care and scientific research
for everyone, not just women," explains Magrane.
Upon arriving
at the University of Iowa, Magrane had no intention of joining
the world of academic medicine following her education.
Instead she says "academics chose me." After being observed
teaching during her senior year of residency, she was asked to
join the faculty at St. Louis University. She loves many aspects
of teaching which include the variety, challenges and the "excitement
in learners of all ages when they make a new discovery about themselves
and their world, whether science, practice or organizational policy."
Magrane
continues to make her voice heard as the new Associate Vice President
for Faculty Development and Leadership Programs
for the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington
D.C.
"
I hope to share best practices for the recruitment, advancement
and retention of medical faculty, to minimize the differences in
proportions of men and women promoted to senior academic positions,
and to strengthen the programs for professional development in
medical schools, especially societies and AAMC programs."
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