Monica L. Lypson, MD, MHPE is Professor of Internal
Medicine and Learning Health Sciences, at the University of Michigan
Medical School. She is the Associate Chief of Staff for Education, and practices
as a board-certified internist at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. She
has served as the Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Faculty
Director for the UMMS Standardized Patient Program and Communication Skills and
the Interim Associate Dean for Diversity and Career Development. She is a
clinician educator / administrator and has published over 60 peer-reviewed
publications in top-tier medical education journals in the areas of resident
assessment, communication skills, cultural competency education and faculty
development. She currently holds many national positions including serving on
the Executive Board of the National Board of Medical Examiners and a member of the
Internal Medicine Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council of
Graduate Medical Education. She is committed to primary care and has held
several leadership roles within national and regional organizations.
Notably, she has been elected to serve on the Society of General Internal
Medicine, Executive Board and National Council as National Secretary as well as
a steering committee member and Chair of the Group on Resident Affairs,
Association of American Medical Colleges.
Dr. Lypson is a medical education leader in administrative, organizational and professional matters. She has mentored junior faculty, staff as well as peers in various specialties and administrative areas. As a strategic, visionary thinker, Dr. Lypson inspires all people, at all levels, to meet their goals and optimize their full potential. Dr. Lypson continues to strive for wellness and work life balance. She has written on the topic of physician marriages especially in academic medicine. In her role as Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, she has been a pioneer in post-graduate assessment leading one of the first OSCEs for incoming interns in the nation.
Dr. Lypson graduated from Brown University and received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She completed her graduate medical training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Internal Medicine - Primary Care. Subsequently, Dr. Lypson completed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program at the University of Chicago and a master’s in Health Professions Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Dr. Lypson is a medical education leader in administrative, organizational and professional matters. She has mentored junior faculty, staff as well as peers in various specialties and administrative areas. As a strategic, visionary thinker, Dr. Lypson inspires all people, at all levels, to meet their goals and optimize their full potential. Dr. Lypson continues to strive for wellness and work life balance. She has written on the topic of physician marriages especially in academic medicine. In her role as Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, she has been a pioneer in post-graduate assessment leading one of the first OSCEs for incoming interns in the nation.
Dr. Lypson graduated from Brown University and received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She completed her graduate medical training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Internal Medicine - Primary Care. Subsequently, Dr. Lypson completed a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program at the University of Chicago and a master’s in Health Professions Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.