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Steven J. Scheinman, MD, president and dean, in September announced a major addition to the leadership structure of Geisinger Commonwealth.

“Since the transformation of TCMC into Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM), it has been our goal to integrate the school fully into Geisinger,” he said. “To advance this integration we will recognize the eight clinical institutes of Geisinger as integral institutes of GCSOM, with a status similar to the academic departments found in most medical schools.”

“Effective Sept. 21, each institute lead holds a dual appointment as chair of a GCSOM Institute, reporting to the dean for academic matters, Dr. Bill Jeffries,” Dr. Scheinman said. “These new GCSOM institutes will be the operational home for Geisinger physicians who have faculty appointments, reporting to their respective institute chairs. These institutes will be responsible for the clinical elements of our curriculum. They will continue our collaboration with faculty at our non-Geisinger Campuses to assure the provision of excellent instruction and student advising. Our Department of Medical Education will continue its mission of instruction in the basic sciences, formal clinical skills instruction and assessment, medical education and scientific research, curriculum development and pedagogical expertise.”

Dr. Scheinman said this new structure will engage the institute chairs more fully in design and delivery of the medical school curriculum and foster integration of the clinical faculty within the medical school. It will enhance involvement of Geisinger physicians in clinical teaching, student advising, curriculum development, faculty development and advancement, and participation in undergraduate medical education administration. “Together with the recent restructuring of the faculty appointment and promotion process,” he said. “This should streamline and promote consistency of clinical faculty appointments.”

The new GCSOM chairs are:

  • Medicine: Kenric Allen Maynor, MD
  • Surgery: Mohsen Mohammad Shabahang, MD, PhD
  • Women’s and Children’s Medicine: Sandra Culbertson, MD
  • Neuroscience: Neil Holland, MD (Interim Chair)
  • Musculoskeletal Medicine and Surgery: Michael Suk, MD, JD
  • Diagnostic Medicine: Myra Wilkerson, MD
  • Cardiovascular Medicine: Alfred Casale, MD
  • Cancer Medicine: Rajiv Panikkar, MD

 

About Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) is a member of the Geisinger family. GCSOM offers a community-based model of medical education with campuses in Danville, Lewistown, Scranton, Sayre and Wilkes-Barre. Geisinger Commonwealth offers Doctor of Medicine (MD) and 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.

About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.

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