About Dr. Lypson

Monica Lypson, MD, MHPE is the Director of Medical and Dental Education for the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she provides leadership, oversight, and coordination for VA's graduate and undergraduate medical and dental education program. Dr. Lypson is a board-certified general internist with significant leadership experience in clinical, educational, and administrative arenas.

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Dr. Lypson's research interests include health professional trainee assessment, historical and contemporary trends in medical education, academic leadership and the under representation of minorities in academic medicine. Several of her invited presentations and papers have focused on clinical performance assessment of medical students and residents and on faculty development on issues of diversity and narrative assessment.