A message from the president and dean

In the modern healthcare landscape, we must focus on value: quality and outcomes. And we know that physicians who comprehend the complex, interlocking systems driving healthcare deliver better patient care.

Geisinger has been a leader in value-based care and health systems science long before these were buzzwords. Our visionary initiatives like ProvenCare® drive toward positive outcomes using best evidence. The MyCode® Community Health Initiative, with more than 350,000 sequenced genomes, is used to place precision medicine where it belongs — in the clinic and in the hands of primary care providers. Our robust research arm is uniquely focused on discovery that jumps directly from hypothesis to health. And while we use machine learning and AI and every technological tool to our patients’ advantage, we don’t forget that where our neighbors work, where they live and what our communities support drives health. That’s why we emphasize health equity and innovate in the human sphere. We offer groundbreaking programs like Fresh Food Farmacy®, which provides healthy, nutritious groceries for entire households, and Geisinger 65 Forward, which recognizes the unique needs of an aging population to optimize the health of the people and populations we serve.

This is what makes our education uniquely Geisinger. Leveraging Geisinger’s acclaimed clinical and technological strengths, we emphasize active learning, early clinical exposure and community immersion. That’s why Geisinger College of Health Sciences graduates are known for authentic empathy, in addition to residency-ready clinical skills. We educate the kind of doctors who will lead healthcare teams of the future. If this is the future physician you’d like to be, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is the place for you to learn.

Sincerely,

Julie Byerley, MD, MPH

President, Geisinger College of Health Sciences Dean, Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineExecutive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Geisinger