Dean
United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, United States
An accomplished medical education program strategist, Melanie M. Lazarus, EdD(c), MPH has more than 15 years of experience in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education; patient education; public health education; and education technology.
Mrs. Lazarus has produced award-winning educational programs for audiences ranging from K-6th graders to advanced cardiac surgeons. She is passionate about engaging students and promoting behavior change by exploring creative instructional methods such as serious games, active learning, team-based learning, remote proctoring, virtual reality, and simulation.
Mrs. Lazarus is currently the Dean of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, an internationally renowned center for aerospace medical learning, consultation, aerospace medical investigations and aircrew health assessments, training approximately 6,000 Department of Defense, international, and civilian students annually. She was the founding curriculum director of the University of Houston College of Medicine and has held leadership roles at the world-renowned Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Texas Heart Institute in the Texas Medical Center. Mrs. Lazarus has also consulted for federal health agencies, academic institutions, Fortune 100 oil and gas, and the creative industry.
Mrs. Lazarus has a Bachelor of Science in microbiology with a minor in sociology from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Public Health in health promotion/health education and behavioral science from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She completed a fellowship in Leadership Education and Development with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Washington D. C. and is currently a Doctoral candidate in Education at the University of Houston. Her research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Research in Science Education, Academic Medicine, and JMIR Research Protocols.
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