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 For immediate release Contact: Jennifer Day
Feb. 22, 2006 (313) 577-1429
jday@med.wayne.edu

Dr. Roe appointed to interim post for clinical science education

Interim Dean Robert Frank recently appointed Thomas Roe, M.D., as interim assistant dean for clinical science education, effective March 1.

Dr. Roe is a 1980 graduate of the Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at Providence Hospital. Following his training, he served as a National Health Service Corp. physician with Northern Michigan Health Services and later joined the Henry Ford Medical Group, where he served 16 years as a staff physician, advancing to medical director and physician-in-charge. 

Dr. Roe returned to his alma mater in 2001 as assistant professor of family medicine and co-director of medical student education programs. Since his return to the school, Tom has led the required family medicine clerkship as well as the school's integrated clinical medicine course.

Dr. Roe is committed to high-quality, student-centered and innovative medical education programs. His research interests include the effective use of standardized patients in medical student education and the role of communication and the patient-physician interaction in reducing health disparities.

"I am confident that Tom's talent and skills; his many years of compassionate practice; and his experience in medical student education and research will substantially enrich our clinical science curriculum," Dr. Frank wrote in a letter announcing Dr. Roe's appointment.

Dr. Roe replaces Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., who served in the role for five years. Dr. Ginsburg will  return to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where he is an associate professor with a clinical specialty in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

With more than 1,000 students, the Wayne State University School of Medicine is the nation's third largest medical school. Together with its clinical partners, the Wayne State University Physician Group, the Detroit Medical Center and other area health-care providers, the school is a leader in medical research and patient care with emphases on cancer; maternal-child health; neurosciences; and population studies and urban health."

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