School of Medicine: Dr. Phyllis A. Guze

Dr. Phyllis A. Guze

To advise the Chancellor on the final planning for the proposed UCR School of Medicine
Working with the biomedical faculty to develop clinical clerkships that can be initiated within the next two years

Professor of medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine in 1985, after which she served as program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Dean for education at the UCLA School of Medicine, from 1991-1995
From 1986 to 2005, chair of the Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and executive vice chair for Affiliated Programs, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Currently chair emeritus, Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and Chair for the planning committee for the UCLA medical student PRIME program

M.D. from USC with a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
M.S. in Anatomy and Physiology from Indiana University
Bachelor of science degree from the State University of New York

Regarded as a national leader in medical education and is currently the American College of Physicians Governor for Southern California Region I
Has received local and national recognition for outstanding achievements in medical education
Outstanding Teacher Awards from UCLA, Harbor-UCLA Medical Service and the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine
UCLA School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Education in 1991
Sherman Mellinkoff Faculty Award in 1995
High honors as the National Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Teacher Award recipient in 1995
David M. Worthen Award for Academic Excellence, the highest award the Department of Veterans Affairs gives to recognize outstanding achievements of national significance in health professions education