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New Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine Appoints Dean

Dr. Mark Schuster
Dr. Mark Schuster

The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine Board of Directors has appointed professor of pediatrics, researcher, educator and health policy expert Dr. Mark Schuster as founding dean and CEO of its School of Medicine, located in Pasadena.
In his role as founding dean, Schuster will oversee the day-to-day operations and unique direction of the School of Medicine, aimed at developing community health physician leaders. He will assume the position in October.
“I’m excited to be a part of the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine’s vision to transform medical education by combining cutting-edge educational techniques with a focus on population health, data analytics, patient engagement and underserved populations,” Schuster said. “Kaiser Permanente’s leadership in integrated health care, which emphasizes keeping patients healthy while providing the best in care when they are ill, will offer an unprecedented learning opportunity for our students.”
Prior to this appointment, Schuster served as the William Berenberg Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and chief of general pediatrics and vice chair for health policy in the Department of Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital since 2007.
A physician, scientist and advocate for healthy families and communities, Schuster is recognized as an international leader in research on child, adolescent and family health, concentrating on topics such as quality of care, health disparities, family leave, obesity prevention and bullying. He currently leads the Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality Measurement, which is developing and implementing measures aimed at improving the care provided to children and supporting patient- and family-centered care across the nation. He also has partnered with communities to document and address social determinants of health for children.
At the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Schuster will lead the development of an innovative model of medical education, informed by Kaiser Permanente’s rich clinical and population data, deep community engagement, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and personalized patient-centered care, leveraging the principles of Permanente Medicine and the unique attributes of the Kaiser Permanente system of care.
“We look forward to the visionary and inspirational leadership that Dr. Schuster will bring to our school,” said Dr. Holly Humphrey, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine board chair and dean for medical education at the University of Chicago. “His insightful, evidence-based perspective, along with his commitment to the well-being of our students, patients and communities, are aligned with the practice of Permanente Medicine and will help catalyze the school’s reach toward ambitious goals.”
Before moving to Boston, he served as professor of Pediatrics and Health Services at UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, and director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at RAND, a Santa Monica think tank.
Schuster has written two books, including his co-authored “Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask),” more than 200 journal articles, and numerous research briefs and reports. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and has served as president of the Academic Pediatric Association. He is a recipient of the Richardson Award for lifetime achievement from the Society for Pediatric Research and the Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School.
Schuster will reside in Pasadena with his husband, two sons and dog.

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