Hamden-based Quinnipiac University has named Dr. Lisa Coplit as dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, following a national search, the university announced Monday.
Coplit, who has served as interim dean since July, assumes the permanent role effective immediately, Provost Debra Liebowitz said in a statement.
“Dr. Coplit has distinguished herself as a national leader who translates vision into measurable impact,” Liebowitz said. “She brings a clear sense of institutional priorities and mission, the boldness to innovate that this moment demands, and a dedication to excellence in education and patient care that make our graduates the medical leaders of tomorrow.”
A founding leader of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Coplit has held several senior positions since the school’s inception in 2013, including associate dean for faculty development, interim senior associate dean for education and senior associate dean for faculty affairs.
She has led efforts to expand faculty development programs, launched the Office of Faculty Affairs and established initiatives in teaching, assessment, leadership and career advancement.
Before joining Quinnipiac, Coplit served as director of the Institute for Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, where she advanced faculty development programs and recognition systems for physician and scientist educators.
Board certified in internal medicine, she has held clinical appointments at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, the East Harlem Health Outreach Project Clinic and the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center, and has received multiple awards for teaching excellence.
A graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, Coplit completed her residency and chief residency in internal medicine there. She is also an alumna of the Harvard Macy Program for Physician Educators and the Stanford faculty development program in clinical teaching skills.