Director appointed for medical school information systems

Scott Dresen has been appointed director of medical school information systems for the Wayne State University School of Medicine. He comes to WSU from the University of Michigan Health System where he served most recently as information technology manager for the departments of anesthesia, emergency medicine, OR, surgery, transplant and dentistry.

Prior to joining U of M as a senior programmer analyst in 1995, Dresen served in information system management capacities at Hoffman Estates Medical Center in Illinois and St. Mary’s Medical Center in Saginaw, Mich. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing a master’s in business administration from the University of Michigan.

In his new position, Dresen is charged with expansion of existing information technology services within the School of Medicine. “My primary goal is to increase our ability to provide quality customer service to the entire medical school community,” he said. Dresen plans to achieve this goal through increased staffing and the implementation of a number of new initiatives.

“This area is priority for us and Scott Dresen brings a great deal of leadership and expertise to the position,” said Mike Herbert, chief administrative officer for the WSU School of Medicine.