Meet the Dean: Deborah C. German
Personal History
- Deborah C. German, M.D. is the founding Dean of the UCF College of Medicine, appointed December 2006
- Undergraduate degree in chemistry from Boston University
- M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School
- Resident in Medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, New York
- Fellow in Rheumatic and Genetic Diseases at Duke University in Durham, NC
- Associate Dean of Medical Education at Duke U. Medical School while maintaining her own private practice of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology
- In 1988, joined Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, as Associate Dean for Students and later Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education
- Served on the Board of Trustees for the Tennessee Medical Association and chaired the Tennessee Board of Directors for the Arthritis Foundation
- President and Chief Executive Officer at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville
- Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer for Saint Thomas Health Services
- In 2005, joined Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Washington, D.C. as a Petersdorf Scholar in Residence
- Dr. German is the mother of two daughters
In Two Years at UCF
- Built a team of over 200 faculty and staff
- Appointed over 800 volunteer faculty
- Gained preliminary accreditation from LCME
- Raised funds to provide full four-year scholarships for the entire Charter class
- Has overseen construction of 375,000 square feet of medical school space
Community Recognition
- Athena Award, City of Nashville
- AAMC Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award
- Local Legend of Medicine in the National Library of Medicine
- 2008 Business Executive of the Year and 2008 Businesswoman of the Year by Orlando Business Journal and Orlando Health
- 2008 Central Floridian of the Year – Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board
Communications
