Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), was selected to serve as the associate dean for pediatric academic affairs for SMHS and GW’s clinical partner Children’s National Health System (Children’s National).
While continuing in his current role as chair of pediatrics, Teach supports and enhances education and training relationships between SMHS and Children’s National. He also helps guide the academic advancement of all faculty members sited at Children’s National and its corporate affiliates, provides primary oversight for all SMHS faculty and faculty affairs activities, and offers overall coordination of child pediatric education efforts in consultation with the senior associate dean for MD programs.
Teach has been a member of the SMHS faculty since 1997. He also serves as a professor of prevention and community health in the Milken Institute School of Public Health at GW.
