Monica L. Lypson
Dr. Monica Lypson is the Vice Dean for Education at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and holds the title of Rolf H. Scholdager Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is dedicated to advancing medical education, improving equity in healthcare, and preparing a culturally competent workforce.
Dr. Lypson served as the Director of Medical and Dental Education for the Veterans Health Administration, where she oversaw national programs aimed at improving training and delivering care to our nation’s veterans. She has also held roles as Vice-Chair of Medicine and Division Director of General Internal Medicine at The George Washington University School of Medical and Health Sciences and served as Secretary and President of the Society of General Internal Medicine.
Board-certified in general internal medicine, Dr. Lypson has significant leadership experience in clinical, educational, and administrative settings. At the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, she served in roles including Acting Chief of Staff. At the University of Michigan Medical School, she was Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Faculty Director of the Standardized Patient Program.
Dr. Lypson has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications on learner assessment, communication skills, and cultural humility and workforce. She has worked with organizations like the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the National Board of Medical Examiners to address healthcare workforce development and education.
She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Brown University, her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and a Master’s degree in Health Professions Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed her internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and trained as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Chicago. She is a former Aspen Health Innovators Fellow and a trained executive coach.
Dr. Lypson has written about physician marriages and academic medicine. She is married to Dr. Andrew D. Campbell, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist, and has two children, one of whom is in middle school.