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Wednesday, June 18, 2025New Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Appointed
Alexandraki, MD, MPH, FACP, joined the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix as the new senior associate dean of Academic Affairs September 1.
Most recently, Dr. Alexandraki served as the associate dean for Medical Education at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso, Texas.
Throughout her career, she has also held various leadership roles in medical education and is currently engaged in several aspects of its development — including curriculum structure and implementation, assessment, programmatic evaluation, accreditation, faculty development, medical school admissions, and student mentoring and advising.
Dr. Alexandraki serves in national leadership positions with many organizations — such as the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine, the Southern Group of Educational Affairs and the Society of General Internal Medicine, as well as on the NBME Interdisciplinary Review Committee — and as the assistant editor for the journal Academic Medicine.
A recipient of many awards for her excellence in teaching, her research focuses on medical education and faculty development.
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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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