Gail Morrison Morganroth

Dr. Gail Morrison, Professor of Medicine, is the present Senior Vice Dean for Education (Vice Dean: 1995-2010), and Director of the Office of Academic Programs in the Perelman School of Medicine. For over 30 years, she has been actively involved in directing educational programs in the Department of Medicine, the School of Medicine and nationally, in the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) organization. She has served as the associate chairman of the Department of Medicine for medical student education (1986-1995), and the associate dean for clinical curriculum (1991-1995), in the School of Medicine. Dr. Morrison earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed her internship/residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston and Georgetown University Hospital. After serving as Staff Associate at the NIH in the NHLBI (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute) for one year, she completed a fellowship in nephrology at the University of Pennsylvania. She was appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine in 1976, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1982 and to Professor in 1994. A board certified nephrologist, Dr. Morrison was responsible for establishing and directing the outpatient Dialysis Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from 1976-82 and then directed the ESRD Program at HUP from 1982-1986. She is a member of numerous professional organizations including the American Society of Nephrology, the American Federation for Clinical Research, and is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians.