Name Nancy Dunlap | ||
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Occupation Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia Known for Dean UVA School of Medicine, Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Website [1] University of Virginia School of Medicine Alma mater Duke University School of Medicine | ||
Women in Medicine and Science 2018
Nancy E. Dunlap is a physician, researcher and business administrator focused in the area of pulmonary and critical care medicine. On August 1, 2013, Dunlap took over as the Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
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Career
Prior to her work with the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Dunlap was Physician-in-Residence with the National Governors Association in Washington, DC.
Dunlap held numerous appointments with increasing responsibilities at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, as professor of medicine and business. She also served as vice chair for clinical affairs, vice president of the UAB Health System for Ambulatory Services and chief of staff and chief operating officer for The Kirklin Clinic, a large, multi-specialty, academic clinic.
As a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, Dunlap worked on the reauthorization of FDA legislation regarding pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biologics, as well as issues related to Medicare, Medicaid, public health, insurance matters, sustainable growth rate and medical liability.
Dunlap received a bachelor of arts degree from Wellesley College; a medical degree from Duke University; a doctoral degree in microbiology from UAB; and an MBA degree with distinction from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Dunlap is currently responsible for the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s educational and internal budgetary affairs; for the general welfare and development of its academic programs at all levels; for effective leadership and relations with students, faculty members, alumni and other University persons and entities; and for generally overseeing and leading the proper operation of the School of Medicine. She also will focus on the improvement of quality measures in the areas of safety and quality of care. Dunlap will serve as chief clinical officer for the School of Medicine, and as professor on the clinical faculty in the division of Pulmonary Medicine in the Department of Medicine.
Publications
Dr. Dunlap is cited as an author on over 45 PubMed publications.