LCME Co-Secretary
American Medical Association
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Barbara Barzansky, PhD, MHPE
LCME Co-Secretary
Barbara Barzansky received her PhD in Developmental and Cell Biology from the University of California-Irvine and did postdoctoral work in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Wisconsin. She served as a faculty member in the Department of Anatomy at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Barzansky then received a master’s degree in Health Professions Education from the University of Illinois-Chicago and remained at that institution as a faculty member in the Center for Educational Development (now Department of Medical Education). She then moved to the American Medical Association (AMA), where she now serves as the Co-Secretary of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), which is the agency that accredits medical education programs leading to the MD degree in the United States.
Dr. Barzansky’s research has focused on the history of American medical education, including the factors that influence the ability to bring about change in medical schools and in the medical education program.
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Operationalizing Accreditation Expectations for Comparability in Anatomy Education
Sunday, March 30, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM US PDT
