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10-12-2014 8:30 AM

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10-12-2014 9:30 AM

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Malcolm Cox, MD

Chief Academic Affiliations Officer (Retired)

Veterans Health Administration

Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Cox is an Adjunct Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He most recently served for eight years as the Chief Academic Affiliations Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in Washington DC, where he oversaw the largest health professions training program in the country and repositioned the VA as a major voice in clinical workforce reform, educational innovation, and organizational transformation. Dr. Cox received his undergraduate education at the University of the Witwatersrand and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. After completing postgraduate training in internal medicine and nephrology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he rose through the ranks to become Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Education at the Perelman School of Medicine. He also served as Dean for Medical Education at Harvard Medical School; upon leaving the Dean’s Office, he was appointed the Carl W. Walter Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cox was the first Robert G. Petersdorf Scholar in Residence at the Association of American Medical Colleges and has also served on the National Leadership Board of the Veterans Health Administration, the VA National Academic Affiliations Council, the National Board of Medical Examiners, the National Advisory Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professions Education of the Institute of Medicine.

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Oct 12th, 8:30 AM Oct 12th, 9:30 AM

Special Panel Presentation: Aligning Interprofessional Education with Clinical Practice Redesign: Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century: Redefining Education and Practice

Malcolm Cox, MD

Chief Academic Affiliations Officer (Retired)

Veterans Health Administration

Adjunct Professor, Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Cox is an Adjunct Professor at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He most recently served for eight years as the Chief Academic Affiliations Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in Washington DC, where he oversaw the largest health professions training program in the country and repositioned the VA as a major voice in clinical workforce reform, educational innovation, and organizational transformation. Dr. Cox received his undergraduate education at the University of the Witwatersrand and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. After completing postgraduate training in internal medicine and nephrology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he rose through the ranks to become Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Education at the Perelman School of Medicine. He also served as Dean for Medical Education at Harvard Medical School; upon leaving the Dean’s Office, he was appointed the Carl W. Walter Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cox was the first Robert G. Petersdorf Scholar in Residence at the Association of American Medical Colleges and has also served on the National Leadership Board of the Veterans Health Administration, the VA National Academic Affiliations Council, the National Board of Medical Examiners, the National Advisory Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professions Education of the Institute of Medicine.