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Mary D. Nettleman, M.D., M.S., M.A.C.P., Dean, Sanford School of Medicine, Vice President for Health Affairs
Education
- Undergraduate degree from Ohio University
- Graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medical
- Residency in internal medicine at Indiana University
- Fellowship in infectious diseases at Indiana University
- Dually boarded in infectious diseases and internal medicine
- Master’s degree in preventive medicine/epidemiology from the University of Iowa
- Master of the American College of Physicians
Career Highlights
- 14th dean of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (2012 to present)
- Previously served as the chair of the Department of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (2003 to 2012)
- Associate dean for Primary Care (1997 to 2003) and division chair for General Internal Medicine (1996 to 2003) at Virginia Commonwealth University
- Prior to that, a member of the faculty at the University of Iowa College of Medicine
Service Highlights
- Serves on the Board of the Association of Professors of Medicine
- Nationally-recognized expert in several areas including epidemiologic and health outcomes research
- Currently the principal investigator on a multimillion dollar National Institute of Health grant, “Building Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s Health”
- Primary research focus is women’s health
Honor Highlights
- Member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honorary medical society
- Recipient of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Shepard Award for Excellence in Scientific Achievement
- Repeatedly listed among the “Best Doctors in America”
- Awarded Distinguished Faculty status at Michigan State University