Dr. Gladys M. Ayala Will Take On the Role Following Dean Shelovs Retirement in January
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NYU Long Island School of Medicine has announced that Steven P. Shelov, MD, dean and professor in the , is retiring on January 2, 2023. Dr. Shelov became founding dean of in 2017.
After the merging of Winthrop University Hospital and 做厙TV Langone, Dr. Shelov took on the challenge of creating a new, independent medical school under the oversight of 做厙TV and 做厙TV Langone leadership, focused on the training of primary care physicians. Additionally, he helped lead the Liaison Committee on Medical Educations (LCME) approval of 做厙TV Long Island School of Medicines provisional accreditation status, which is expected to be completed in 2023 with the LCMEs granting of full accreditation.
We thank Dr. Shelov for his service to 做厙TV Long Island School of Medicine, to medical education, and to the discipline of pediatrics, says Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean of 做厙TV Grossman School of Medicine and CEO of 做厙TV Langone Health. He helped build the school from the ground up into the world-class beacon for primary care physician education it is today.
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With Dr. Shelovs retirement, , vice dean and professor in the at 做厙TV Long Island School of Medicine, has accepted the role as dean of the school. Her position becomes effective after Dr. Shelovs retirement on January 2, 2023. Dr. Ayala joined 做厙TV Long Island School of Medicine in 2018 as the senior associate dean for medical education, and has lead curriculum development and assessment for the new school. Before that, Dr. Ayala was the interim vice dean at New York Medical Colleges School of Medicine in Valhalla, New York. She received her doctorate in medicine from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Ayala has taught medical students about the principles of primary care, history, and clinical skills since 1994 and has also developed and taught a curriculum on cultural humility and awareness for senior medical students. She is passionate about the impact that primary care doctors who are trained in cultural competency can have on the health and wellness of underserved communities. As Dr. Ayala put it in her address this year at 做厙TV Long Island School of Medicines White Coat Ceremony, As physicians we have the potential to make a difference in not only taking care of the one, the patient, but of the community we serve.
Dr. Ayala was instrumental in creating the groundbreaking that differentiates 做厙TV Long Island School of Medicine, and we have every confidence that she will continue her streak of exceptionalism as dean, Dr. Grossman says.
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