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Dr. Diane Marie St. George Promoted to Vice Chair of Academic Programs in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

June 18, 2018

Diane Marie St. George, PhD

Jay Magaziner, PhD, MS Hyg, Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), along with UMSOM Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced today that Diane Marie St. George, PhD, has been promoted from Director to Vice Chair of Academic Programs in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. The position was previously held by Patricia Langenburg, PhD, Professor Emeritus.

“We are grateful for Dr. Langenburg’s contributions in research, education, and service during her 25 years in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,” said Dr. Magaziner.

As Vice Chair of Academic Programs, Dr. St. George will continue overseeing the integration of the six academic programs in EPH, including medical student teaching, Preventive Medicine Residency, Epidemiology and Human Genetics Program (PhD, MS, Dual degree MS, MD/PhD), Clinical Research (MS, certificate), Gerontology (PhD), and Public Health (MPH, dual degree MPH). In this capacity, Dr. St. George works collaboratively with educational leaders to assure that the educational activities in the department are coordinated and aligned with the department’s education, research, and service missions. Dr. St. George will also continue her role as the Director of the Masters of Public Health Program in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.

“Dr. St. George is widely recognized and admired by students and other faculty for her passion in stimulating learning and intellectual curiosity inside and outside the classroom,” Dr. Magaziner said.  “She is an outstanding scholar, educator, and administrator, and I am very pleased that she has agreed to oversee our academic programs.”

Dr. St. George earned a BS Degree in Psychology, a BS Degree in Zoology, and an MA Degree in Health Education from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a PhD Degree in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In her research, Dr. St. George has worked extensively on advancing the health and equity of populations that suffer a disproportionate burden of disease by virtue of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other social factors that place them at a societal disadvantage.

“Dr. St. George is an essential asset to the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and we are happy to have her continue serving as a mentor and leader for our next generation of researchers and public health practitioners,” said Dean Reece, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, UM Baltimore, and the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor.

About the University of Maryland School of Medicine

Commemorating its 210th Anniversary, the University of Maryland School of Medicine was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical research enterprises in the world -- with 43 academic departments, centers, institutes, and programs; and a faculty of more than 3,000 physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals, including members of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and a distinguished recipient of the Albert E. Lasker Award in Medical Research.  With an operating budget of more than $1 billion, the School of Medicine works closely in partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center and Medical System to provide research-intensive, academic and clinically-based care for more than 1.2 million patients each year. The School has over 2,500 students, residents, and fellows, and nearly $450 million in extramural funding, with most of its academic departments highly ranked among all medical schools in the nation in research funding. As one of the seven professional schools that make up the University of Maryland Baltimore campus, the School of Medicine has a total workforce of nearly 7,000 individuals. The combined School and Medical System (“University of Maryland Medicine”) has an annual budget of nearly $6 billion and an economic impact in excess of $15 billion on the state and local community. The School of Medicine faculty, which ranks as the 8th-highest public medical school in research productivity, is an innovator in translational medicine, with 600 active patents and 24 start-up companies. The School works locally, nationally, and globally, with research and treatment facilities in 36 countries around the world. Visit medschool.umaryland.edu/

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