By Anonymous
Louis S. Binder, M.D. has been named the associate dean for student affairs at The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC), announced president and founding dean, Robert D’Alessandri, M.D. “Dr. Binder brings a wealth of experience to TCMC, most recently from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Over his tenure there, he was not only awarded for teaching excellence, but responsible for key areas of faculty and student governance” D’Alessandri said.
Binder joins TCMC after nine years at Case Western Reserve as the associate emergency medicine residency program director and director of education, MetroHealth Medical Center; and professor of emergency medicine.
In addition, Dr. Binder was formerly the associate dean for academic student affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and the assistant dean for medical education at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso.
“Student-oriented academic services will be the cornerstone of the innovative learning environment for TCMC. Dr. Binder will oversee admissions, student affairs, financial aid and programs such as the center for Learning Excellence, which will focus on helping students to maintain high educational goals with a very demanding curriculum” stated Paul Katz, M.D., vice-dean for faculty and clinical affairs. “Dr. Binder’s experience as a counselor and role model will be critical to our student’s success and satisfaction.”
Dr. Binder is board certified in Emergency Medicine and has published in many national emergency medicine journals. He currently serves as a sports medicine physician with the U.S. Olympic Committee Sports Medicine Society and has a distinguished history of professional, community and institutional service. He has had several national research initiatives funded.
TCMC also announced the appointment of Dr. Keith Shenberger as associate dean for regional campus development for the Williamsport campus. “In 2009, when the college opens, students will have educational experiences in the Williamsport region. Dr. Shenberger will work with Susquehanna Health and other health-care organizations in the region to make sure the students receive a high quality educational experience,” said D’Alessandri. The Williamsport region includes Bradford, Tioga, Lycoming and Clinton counties.
“Dr. Shenberger will play a key role in establishing and developing our Williamsport campus. He will help us identify faculty from the Williamsport region who will teach our students. He will also work with citizens in the Williamsport region to identify community experiences for students so they see what practicing medicine in these communities might be like. That will integrate the students into the community and may lead them to stay and practice there after completion of their studies,” said Katz. “Throughout his years of taking care of patients, Dr. Shenberger has shown his commitment to improving the health of the citizens of northeastern and northcentral Pennsylvania. We are honored that he has accepted this leadership role.”
“I welcome the chance to work together with health professionals in the region. This true collaborative effort will enhance student’s real world experience and better prepare them to serve.” stated Shenberger.
Dr. Shenberger is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. He has served the area as president of the medical staff at Susquehanna Health as well as vice-chair and later chair of the Department of Medicine.
Other key leadership positions include vice chair, Department of Medicine at The Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center and currently, medical director of Susquehanna Health Arthritis Center. Dr. Shenberger will continue to see patients at his rheumatology practice in Williamsport.
TCMC also announced that Gerald P. Tracy, M.D. will be the associate dean for regional campus development for the Scranton campus. The Scranton region includes Lackawanna, Wyoming, Wayne, Susquehanna, Monroe, and Pike counties.
“Dr. Tracy’s instinctive leadership skills and experience will be effective in enhancing the collaboration of the college with health professionals in the region to ensure the students receive a quality educational experience. He will play a key role on the Scranton campus in welcoming and integrating the students into the community. This is a critically important position for our future students and their education,” said D’Alessandri.
“Dr. Tracy is an accomplished physician and we are honored to have him join our team. A native of northeastern Pennsylvania, Dr.Tracy will be able to highlight the distinctive community experience for the students that will assistant them in their commitment to the region,” said Katz.
Dr. Tracy retired in 2004 from Mercy Hospital, Scranton, where he served as the director of cardiovascular diseases for 22 years. Dr. Tracy also previously served as the president of medical staff at Mercy Hospital, president of the Keystone Chapter of the American Heart Association and was a founding partner of Great Valley Cardiology.
In addition, Dr. Tracy is the former chair of the board of trustees of the University of Scranton.
Dr. Tracy has been published in a number of academic journals, including American Heart Journal, Pennsylvania Medicine, and the Journal of the American Medical Association.
“This is an exciting opportunity for me to be a part of a collaboration that may lead to many of these students staying in this region and serving the communities they worked in during their educational experience,” said Dr. Tracy.
The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC)*, has announced that Richard B. English, MD, MHA, has been named the Associate Dean for Regional Campus Development for the Wilkes-Barre campus. “Dr. English will collaborate with other health professionals in the region to ensure the students receive a quality educational and community experience on the Wilkes-Barre campus. This is a critically important position for our future students and their education.” stated President and Dean, Robert D’Alessandri, MD. The Wilkes-Barre region includes Luzerne, Columbia, Montour, Sullivan, Schuylkill and Carbon counties.
“Dr. English will play an essential role in integrating students with the community and supporting them in committing to their residencies. This will give the students an opportunity to get an idea of what practicing medicine in that area would be like. It will also give them a connection to the community that may lead them to stay and practice there after graduation,” Dr. Katz commented. “Dr. English has been a respected family physician and educator in Pennsylvania for nearly thirty years. His expertise with this region will be a great asset to the development of the Wilkes-Barre campus.”
He currently serves as the program director of the Wyoming Valley Family Practice Residency Program of United Health and Hospital Services Inc., affiliated with the Wyoming Valley Health Care System. He is also a former chair of the family practice department at Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Dr. English is a board-certified specialist in family medicine. “I am excited to collaborate with health professionals in this region. The partnerships we will create will strengthen the experience of our students,” English said.
The Commonwealth Medical College is a proposed, new medical school that will serve all of northeastern Pennsylvania and expects to accept 60 medical students and 30 Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) students in 2009. The college will have campuses in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport.
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