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Associate Dean of Clinical and Competency-Based Education Named
Kathleen J. Brite, MD, has been named associate dean, Clinical and Competency-Based Education, senior associate dean for Academic Affairs Steve Lieberman, MD, announced today.
Dr. Brite will be responsible for clinical education through years 1-4, including pre-clerkship clinical education, clerkships, electives and selectives, the new longitudinal clinical experience, interprofessional education and the college’s Certificates of Distinction.
Dr. Brite is a faculty member in the Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine. Long dedicated to clinical education, she has led the Family Medicine Clerkship as its director and served as vice chair and chair of the college’s Curriculum Committee.
In addition, she has extensive experience in rural medical education. She has demonstrated her dedication to serving the underserved through clinical work at Wesley Community and Health Center and Bayless Integrated Healthcare, where she recently served as vice president of Primary Care. She has received numerous teaching awards and has been active in many college- and community-based activities. Dr. Brite is also the co-host of the college’s reimagine Phoenix podcast.
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Founded in 2007, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix inspires and trains exemplary physicians, scientists and leaders to advance its core missions in education, research, clinical care and service to communities across Arizona. The college’s strength lies in our collaborations and partnerships with clinical affiliates, community organizations and industry sponsors. With our primary affiliate, Banner Health, we are recognized as the premier academic medical center in Phoenix. As an anchor institution of the Phoenix Bioscience Core, the college is home to signature research programs in neurosciences, cardiopulmonary diseases, immunology, informatics and metabolism. These focus areas uniquely position us to drive biomedical research and bolster economic development in the region.
As an urban institution with strong roots in rural and tribal health, the college has graduated more than 1,000 physicians and matriculates 130 students each year. Greater than 60% of matriculating students are from Arizona and many continue training at our GME sponsored residency programs, ultimately pursuing local academic and community-based opportunities. While our traditional four-year program continues to thrive, we will launch our recently approved accelerated three-year medical student curriculum with exclusive focus on primary care. This program is designed to further enhance workforce retention needs across Arizona.
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