Medical school names new director
The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine has named Brenda Roman, M.D., associate dean for medical education, effective Feb. 1, 2018. In addition, Dean Parmelee, M.D., will assume the new role of director of educational scholarship and program development in the Office of Medical Education.
“Under the leadership of Dr. Parmelee, the Office of Medical Education at the Boonshoft School of Medicine has implemented our new curriculum, the WrightCurriculum, which ensures that our medical students will be able to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving health care environment,” said Margaret Dunn, M.D., M.B.A., FACS, dean of the Boonshoft School of Medicine.
Along with Parmelee, Roman was instrumental in the development of the new curriculum. She has been the chair of the WrightCurriculum Steering Committee, leading the transformation to a new curriculum, built upon the principles of effective learning. The new curriculum was implemented with the entering class of the 2017-18 academic year.
Roman served as assistant dean for medical education and educational research for the past four years. She also is a professor in psychiatry at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. Previously, she was the director of medical student education in psychiatry for 18 years. She also served as director of medical student mental health services and as the director of community psychiatry.
Roman received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wartburg College in 1984 and received their Outstanding Alumni Award in 2017. She earned her medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1988. Roman completed her residency in psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati Hospital system in 1992 and then joined the faculty at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.
Parmelee has served as the associate dean for medical education since 2001 and is a professor in psychiatry and pediatrics at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. In his new role as director of educational scholarship and program development, he will use his extensive experience with presentation, faculty development workshops and publications in medical education to increase the visibility and prominence of the medical school’s innovative educational programs.
Parmelee earned his bachelor’s degree at Antioch College and his M.D. at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He trained in adult and child psychiatry as a resident and clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Before joining the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Parmelee was on the tenured faculty at the Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine, where he was chair of child and adolescent psychiatry and directed the second-year medical school curriculum. helpful in handling these difficult cases.”