Keynote Speakers
Robert C. Talley – Supporting the Development and Implementation of new LICs
MD, MACP/Professor and Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Residency Program,
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota
Dr. Robert Talley is a professor and associate program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota. Dr. Talley served as dean and vice president for Health Affairs at The University of South Dakota from 1987 until 2004. He was the chair of the USDSM department of internal medicine from 1975 to 1987 and was one of the first trained cardiologists in South Dakota. Dr. Talley initiated the longitudinal model in 1989 at the University, which is the model of medical student clinical education, and helped form unique partnerships including the South Dakota Health Research Foundation and the Wegner Health Science Information Center. Dr. Talley received numerous awards throughout his career including the Faculty Recognition Award; the Laureate Award, American College of Physicians, South Dakota Chapter; the South Dakota State Medical Association Distinguished Service Award; the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Mastership Award; the Department of Internal Medicine Golden Apple Award; and the South Dakota State Medical Association Special Presidential Award.
David M. Irby – Increasing our Understanding of the Components of Successful LICs
PhD/Vice Dean for Education, Professor of Medicine and Director of Office of Medical Education,
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Dr. David Irby is vice dean for education, professor of medicine and director of the Office of Medical Education at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and a senior scholar at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, where he co-directed a national study on the professional preparation of physicians (Cooke M, Irby DM, O’Brien BC. Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010). For his research on clinical teaching and leadership in medical education, he has received awards from the American Educational Research Association, the National Board of Medical Examiners, Harvard Medical School, Graceland University, and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He earned a doctorate in education from the University of Washington, a Masters of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary and a postdoctoral fellowship in academic administration from Harvard Medical School.
Henry F.C. Weil – Exploring the Potential Expansion of LICs and LIC Principles into Healthcare Systems
MD/Assistant Dean for Medical Education at Bassett Healthcare and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
Dr. Henry Weil is assistant dean for Medical Education at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY and associate clinical professor of medicine for the College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Columbia University. He is also medical director of Informatics, serving as the physician
leader for Bassett’s clinical information systems as well as the medical director for Inpatient
Services.
Dr. Weil created and leads the Columbia-Bassett Medical School program, which includes the
Systems, Leadership, Integration and Management (SLIM) curriculum, to graduate skilled clinicians who are passionate about patient care, good communicators, adept at evidence-based medicine, and accountable to society as responsible managers of the healthcare system.
Dr. Weil graduated from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1986 and has been practicing at Bassett Healthcare ever since.
Deborah E. Powell – Exploring the Potential Educational Scope of the LIC Model into GME (to include vertical integration)
MD/Dean and Assistant Vice President for Clinical Sciences in the Academic Health Center and McKnight Presidential Leadership Chair, University of Minnesota Medical School
Dr. Deborah E. Powell is dean and assistant vice president for clinical sciences in the Academic Health Center at the University of Minnesota Medical School and holds a McKnight Presidential Leadership Chair. Dr. Powell is a board-certified anatomic pathologist and medical educator with more than 30 years of experience in academic medicine. Dr. Powell is well known nationally for her expertise in academic medicine. She is active in a number of national organizations, including as past-president of the American Board of Pathology, past chair of the Council of Deans of the Association of American Medical Colleges, a recent board member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and a member of the board of trustees of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. She currently serves as Chair-elect of the AAMC. In 2000 she was elected to the Institute of Medicine. She received her M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Before joining the University of Minnesota, Dr. Powell was executive dean and vice chancellor for clinical affairs at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Prior to that, she chaired the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
Paul Worley – Expanding Opportunities for Academic Collaborations and Research on LICs
MBBS,PhD/Deputy Executive Dean and Dean of Medicine Flinders University Rural Clinical School, Adelaide Australia
Dr. Worley is deputy executive dean and dean of medicine at Flinders University Rural Clinical School in Adelaide, Australia. Dr. Worley studied medicine at the University of Adelaide, graduating in 1984. In 1992, he was elected president of the Rural Doctors Association of South Australia, and in 1994, he was appointed senior lecturer in rural health at Flinders University. In addition to maintaining an active clinical workload in rural and urban practice, he is responsible for coordinating the rapid expansion of Flinders University rural practice. He is also the past academic director on the board of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, and the executive chair of the Rural and Remote Area Placement Program. In 2001, Dr. Worley was appointed professor and director of the Flinders University Rural Clinical School and editor-in-chief of Rural and Remote Health, the international journal of rural and remote health research, education, practice and policy.
