Dr. Joseph S. Gonnella
Distinguished Professor of MedicineDirector, Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care
Dean Emeritus, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
UNITED STATES
Dr. Gonnella is responsible for the development and management of the administrative affairs and academic programs of education, research, and patient care in the Medical College and is also a Professor of Medicine. He is the founder and Director of the Medical College's Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care. Dr. Gonnella has been associated with the Medical College since 1967.
Dr. Gonnella received his A.B. from Dartmouth College, summa cum laude, and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He has been awarded the Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana in 1978 and the Grande Ufficiale in 1995 by the President of Italy; the Dongbaeg Medal by the President of Korea; the Presidential Medal by Dartmouth College; and the Presidential Citation by Thomas Jefferson University. He has received honorary Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of Chieti, Italy, and SoonChunHyang University in Seoul, Korea, for his research in medical education. He has also received an honorary professorship from Tianjin Medical College in Tianjin, China. In 1998 he received the Abraham Flexner Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Dr. Gonnella participates in many professional activities in the areas of medical education and quality assessment. He has served on the board of the National Board of Medical Examiners; was chairman of the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Education; chairman of the advisory panel for the Civilian Peer Review of Military Medical Care Program of the Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities. He has also served as a consultant to the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China and was chairman of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the body responsible for the accreditation of all medical schools in the U.S. and Canada.
Dr. Gonnella's research has focused on the relationships between knowledge, capabilities, and actual clinical performance. He has developed a Disease Staging evaluation system that can be used to assess the quality and costs of health care.
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