Pritzker News
JAMA Editor-in-Chief Speaks at 2008 Commencement
Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH
June 16, 2008—Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), was the 2008 Divisional Academic Hooding Ceremony speaker for The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. This year’s ceremony was held on Friday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m.
Along with her role as Editor-in-Chief, Dr. DeAngelis is also Editor-in-Chief of Scientific Publications and Multimedia Applications, and Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University of School of Medicine. She received her MD from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine, and her MPH from the Harvard Graduate School of Public Health (Health Services Administration). Dr. DeAngelis conducted her pediatric specialty training at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. DeAngelis oversees JAMA as well as nine Archives publications and JAMA-related website content. Before her appointment with JAMA, she was Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and from 1994–2000 she served as Editor of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. She also has been a member of numerous journal editorial boards.
Dr. DeAngelis has authored or edited 11 books on Pediatrics and Medical Education and has published more than 200 original articles, chapters, editorials, and abstracts. Most of her recent publications have focused on conflicts of interest in medicine, on women in medicine, and on medical education. Dr. DeAngelis is a former council member of the National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has served as an officer of numerous national academic societies including past Chairman of the American Board of Pediatrics and Chair of the Pediatric Accreditation Council for Residency Review Committee of the American Council on Graduate Medical Education. She currently serves on the Advisory Committee to the Director of the NIH and the Advisory Board of the U.S. Government Accountability Office—Comptroller General.
For more information on the 2008 Graduation timeline and events, please visit the Graduation website.
