Cheryl A. Dickson, MD, MPH has been named associate dean for health equity and community affairs for the Western Michigan University School of Medicine.
Dickson will work all the communities the Med School serves. She will be an advocate, collaborator and connect the school's resources to the broader community. Dickson also is an associate professor in the department of pediatric and adolescent medicine.
Dickson has worked extensively in urban healthcare settings. In her former role as the director of ambulatory and emergency health services for Children's Hospital of New Jersey, she was instrumental in developing practice sites, evidence-based practice protocols and key relationships for the hospital with managed care health plans as well as community partnerships.
Dr. Dickson's accomplishments include developing the cultural competency curriculum for medical students and co-facilitating cultural competency training for continuing education for practicing physicians for license requirements in New Jersey and California.
She has also served as a chair of pediatrics in which she established a pediatric inpatient hospital service, served as director for the ambulatory primary care practice, implemented policies for pediatric emergencies and established affiliation agreements with the Children's Hospital, Health Department and Board of Education.
Dickson earned her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ) and her Master's in Public Health, Health Policy and Management from Columbia University. She completed her residency training in pediatrics at the UMDNJ Children's Hospital of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey.
Writer: Kathy Jennings, Second Wave Media
Source: Western Michigan University School of Medicine
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