Maryjean Schenk, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Vice Dean of Medical Education
540 East Canfield, 1207 Scott Hall
Phone: 313-577-5196
Fax: 313-577-6474
Assistant's Name: Vickie Muhammad
Dr. Schenk is a 1983 graduate of the Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM). She completed a residency in Family Medicine and practiced in rural Virginia on the Delmarva Peninsula as a NHSC scholar. Dr. Schenk then completed a fellowship in Preventive Medicine at SUNY Buffalo and joined the WSUSOM faculty in 1991 in the Department of Family Medicine’s family medicine and occupational medicine residency programs and as a research scientist at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in the Division of Epidemiology. Dr. Schenk became Director of Clinical Curriculum Development for the School of Medicine in 1997. In this role, she chaired the LCME institutional self-study for the clinical education program. Dr. Schenk also provided leadership for the 2007 LCME accreditation process as Interim Associate Dean of Academic and Student Programs and member of the LCME steering committee. Dr. Schenk is now the Vice Dean for Medical Education at the Wayne State University School of Medicine providing leadership in the areas of medical student and resident education, combined programs with the MD degree such as the MD/PhD and MD/MPH programs, and continuing medical education programs for physicians. Dr. Schenk has been a teacher, advisor, and mentor to medical students and family medicine residents for over 18 years.
Dr. Schenk provided leadership for the faculty as interim Chair of the Department of Family Medicine in 1998 and in 2000 was appointed Chair. In 2006, the WSUSOM merged the Department of Community Medicine and the faculty of the Center for Health Effectiveness into the Department of Family Medicine and the new Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (DFMPHS) was established with Dr. Schenk appointed as the inaugural Chair. This new department has fully developed and implemented a Masters in Public Health Program at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. In 2007, the DFMPHS received accreditation of our new WSU sponsored family medicine residency program with Crittenton Hospital Medical Center as our primary hospital partner. Dr. Schenk was also Chair of the WSU Physician Group (WSUPG) Department of Family Medicine and was elected Secretary of WSUUPG in 2007 and served two terms. The WSUPG is a multidisciplinary faculty physician group.
Dr. Schenk’s research interests include cancer epidemiology with a focus in occupational and environmental exposures and cancer outcomes, the role of family physicians in the care of cancer survivors, and medical education research. She has been a lead investigator on over 15 nationally funded grants in the areas of cancer epidemiology, medical education, and research infrastructure development in Family Medicine. Dr. Schenk has published over forty original data articles in peer reviewed national/international journals.
Dr. Schenk has been the treasurer and then President of two national organizations, the Association of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinics and the Association of Departments of Family Medicine. She is currently a member of the National Board of the American Cancer Society.
Education
Grand Valley State University, Chemistry, BS, 1977
Wayne State University School of Medicine, MD, 1983
University of Michigan School of Public Health, M.P.H., Health Planning and Administration, 1985
University of Michigan Rackam School of Graduate Studies, Industrial Health , MS, 1993
Training and Experience
1984
Internship, Wayne State University Department of Family Practice
1984-1986
Residency, St. Mary’s Family Practice Residency, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1991
Fellowship, Academic Family Medicine, Occupational Health, Department of Family Practice State University of New York at Buffalo
1997-1998
Fellowship, Medical Education Research, Association of American Medical Colleges
2000-2001
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women, MCP Hahnemann University
Faculty Appointments:
1991-1997
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University Department of Family Medicine
1997-1998
Assistant Professor (joint appointment), Wayne State University
Department of Family Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute
1999-2008
Associate Professor (joint appointment, tenure 2002), Wayne State University Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences and Karmanos Cancer Institute
2009-present
Professor (joint appointment, tenure 2002), Wayne State University Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences and Karmanos Cancer Institute
Professional Appointments:
1998-2006
Chair, Wayne State University Physician Group/University Family Physicians
2001-2006
Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine
2005-2006
Interim Associate Dean of Academic and Student Programs, Wayne State University School of Medicine
2006-2010
Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Inaugural) Wayne State University School of Medicine
5/2010-Present
Vice Dean for Medical Education, Wayne State University
Awards:
1997, 2001, 2005
College Teaching Award, Wayne State University School of Medicine
1997
President’s Exceptional Service Award (awarded by President Reid for service related to LCME accreditation process)
2001
Fellow, Detroit Academy of Medicine (elected)
1998, 2003
The Best Doctors in America, Family Medicine
2005, 2007
Woodward and White, Inc.
2006
The Leonard Tow 2006 Humanism in Medicine Award; The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
2006
Inaugural Faculty Member, The Gold Humanism Honor Society (awarded by students) Wayne State University School of Medicine
Journal/Editorial Activity:
2006-Present
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
2007-2010
Member, Executive Board, Annals of Family Medicine
Local Boards and Committees:
2001-2010
Member, Board of Directors, Wayne State University Physician Group
2001-2007
Member (elected), Executive Committee, Wayne State University Physician Group
2007, 2008
Secretary (elected to second term), Wayne State University Physician Group
National Boards and Committees:
2000-2010
Member, Association of Departments of Family Medicine
2004-2008
Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee, Association of Departments of Family Medicine
2007-2010
Member, Annual Program Planning Committee, Association of Departments of Family Medicine
2009-Present
Member, National Board of Directors (member-at-large), American Cancer Society
Selected Publications:
Schenk M, Severson RK, Pawlish SK. The Risk of Subsequent Pancreas Cancer in Patients with Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma. Cancer 82:1672-6, 1998.
Schenk M, Popp S, Bridge PD, Gallagher R, Petrusa ER, Frank RR. Effectiveness of an Occupational and Environmental Medicine Curriculum as Indicated by The Evaluation of Medical Student Performance on an Objective Structured Clinical Examination. JOEM (41): 954-959, 1999.
Bridge PD, Schenk M, Popp S. Evaluating a Primary Care Vertically Integrated Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education. Family Medicine, 32 (7): 525-527, 2000.
Schenk M, Schwartz AG, O’Neal E, Kinnard M, Greenson, JK, Fryzek JP, Ying GS, Garabrandt DH. Familial Risk of Pancreas Cancer, JNCI, 93: 640-644, 2001.
Roth L, Schenk M. Developing clinical teachers and their organizations for the future of medical education. Medical Education, 35 (5): 428-429, 2001.
Neale AV, Schwartz KL, Schenk M, Roth LM. Scholarly development of clinician faculty using evidence-based medicine as an organizing theme. Medical Teacher, 25 (4): 442-447, 2003.
Bradley CJ, Neumark D, Luo Z, Bednarek H,, Schenk M. Employment Outcomes of Men Treated for Prostate Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 97:958-965, 2005.
Fryzek JP, Schenk M, Kinnard M, Greenson JK, Garabrant DH. The association of body mass index and pancreatic cancer in residents of southeastern Michigan, 1996-1999. Am J Epidemiol. 162:222-228., 2005.
Bradley CJ, Neumark D, Bednarek HL, Schenk M. Short-term effects of Breast Cancer on labor market attachment results from a longitudinal study. Journal of Health Economics, 24(1): 137-60, 2005.
Roth L, Severson R, Probst J, Monsur J, Markova T, Kushner S, Schenk M. Exploring physician and staff perceptions of the learning environment in ambulatory residency clinics. Family Medicine. 38(3):177-184, 2006.
Schenk M, Purdue MP, Colt JS, Hartge P, Blair A, Stewart P, Cerhan JR, De Roos AJ, Cozen W, Severson RK. Occupation/Industry and risk of non Hodgkin lymphoma in the United States. Occ Env Med 66:23-31, 2009.
Booza JC, Bridge PD, Neale AV, Schenk M. Incorporating geographic information systems (GIS) into program evaluation: lessons from a rural medicine initiative. J Am Board Fam Med: 23: 59–66, 2010.
Dr. Schenk provided leadership for the faculty as interim Chair of the Department of Family Medicine in 1998 and in 2000 was appointed Chair. In 2006, the WSUSOM merged the Department of Community Medicine and the faculty of the Center for Health Effectiveness into the Department of Family Medicine and the new Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (DFMPHS) was established with Dr. Schenk appointed as the inaugural Chair. This new department has fully developed and implemented a Masters in Public Health Program at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. In 2007, the DFMPHS received accreditation of our new WSU sponsored family medicine residency program with Crittenton Hospital Medical Center as our primary hospital partner. Dr. Schenk was also Chair of the WSU Physician Group (WSUPG) Department of Family Medicine and was elected Secretary of WSUUPG in 2007 and served two terms. The WSUPG is a multidisciplinary faculty physician group.
Dr. Schenk’s research interests include cancer epidemiology with a focus in occupational and environmental exposures and cancer outcomes, the role of family physicians in the care of cancer survivors, and medical education research. She has been a lead investigator on over 15 nationally funded grants in the areas of cancer epidemiology, medical education, and research infrastructure development in Family Medicine. Dr. Schenk has published over forty original data articles in peer reviewed national/international journals.
Dr. Schenk has been the treasurer and then President of two national organizations, the Association of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinics and the Association of Departments of Family Medicine. She is currently a member of the National Board of the American Cancer Society.
Education
Grand Valley State University, Chemistry, BS, 1977
Wayne State University School of Medicine, MD, 1983
University of Michigan School of Public Health, M.P.H., Health Planning and Administration, 1985
University of Michigan Rackam School of Graduate Studies, Industrial Health , MS, 1993
Training and Experience
1984
Internship, Wayne State University Department of Family Practice
1984-1986
Residency, St. Mary’s Family Practice Residency, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1991
Fellowship, Academic Family Medicine, Occupational Health, Department of Family Practice State University of New York at Buffalo
1997-1998
Fellowship, Medical Education Research, Association of American Medical Colleges
2000-2001
Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women, MCP Hahnemann University
Faculty Appointments:
1991-1997
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University Department of Family Medicine
1997-1998
Assistant Professor (joint appointment), Wayne State University
Department of Family Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute
1999-2008
Associate Professor (joint appointment, tenure 2002), Wayne State University Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences and Karmanos Cancer Institute
2009-present
Professor (joint appointment, tenure 2002), Wayne State University Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences and Karmanos Cancer Institute
Professional Appointments:
1998-2006
Chair, Wayne State University Physician Group/University Family Physicians
2001-2006
Chair, Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine
2005-2006
Interim Associate Dean of Academic and Student Programs, Wayne State University School of Medicine
2006-2010
Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Inaugural) Wayne State University School of Medicine
5/2010-Present
Vice Dean for Medical Education, Wayne State University
Awards:
1997, 2001, 2005
College Teaching Award, Wayne State University School of Medicine
1997
President’s Exceptional Service Award (awarded by President Reid for service related to LCME accreditation process)
2001
Fellow, Detroit Academy of Medicine (elected)
1998, 2003
The Best Doctors in America, Family Medicine
2005, 2007
Woodward and White, Inc.
2006
The Leonard Tow 2006 Humanism in Medicine Award; The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
2006
Inaugural Faculty Member, The Gold Humanism Honor Society (awarded by students) Wayne State University School of Medicine
Journal/Editorial Activity:
2006-Present
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
2007-2010
Member, Executive Board, Annals of Family Medicine
Local Boards and Committees:
2001-2010
Member, Board of Directors, Wayne State University Physician Group
2001-2007
Member (elected), Executive Committee, Wayne State University Physician Group
2007, 2008
Secretary (elected to second term), Wayne State University Physician Group
National Boards and Committees:
2000-2010
Member, Association of Departments of Family Medicine
2004-2008
Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee, Association of Departments of Family Medicine
2007-2010
Member, Annual Program Planning Committee, Association of Departments of Family Medicine
2009-Present
Member, National Board of Directors (member-at-large), American Cancer Society
Selected Publications:
Schenk M, Severson RK, Pawlish SK. The Risk of Subsequent Pancreas Cancer in Patients with Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma. Cancer 82:1672-6, 1998.
Schenk M, Popp S, Bridge PD, Gallagher R, Petrusa ER, Frank RR. Effectiveness of an Occupational and Environmental Medicine Curriculum as Indicated by The Evaluation of Medical Student Performance on an Objective Structured Clinical Examination. JOEM (41): 954-959, 1999.
Bridge PD, Schenk M, Popp S. Evaluating a Primary Care Vertically Integrated Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education. Family Medicine, 32 (7): 525-527, 2000.
Schenk M, Schwartz AG, O’Neal E, Kinnard M, Greenson, JK, Fryzek JP, Ying GS, Garabrandt DH. Familial Risk of Pancreas Cancer, JNCI, 93: 640-644, 2001.
Roth L, Schenk M. Developing clinical teachers and their organizations for the future of medical education. Medical Education, 35 (5): 428-429, 2001.
Neale AV, Schwartz KL, Schenk M, Roth LM. Scholarly development of clinician faculty using evidence-based medicine as an organizing theme. Medical Teacher, 25 (4): 442-447, 2003.
Bradley CJ, Neumark D, Luo Z, Bednarek H,, Schenk M. Employment Outcomes of Men Treated for Prostate Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 97:958-965, 2005.
Fryzek JP, Schenk M, Kinnard M, Greenson JK, Garabrant DH. The association of body mass index and pancreatic cancer in residents of southeastern Michigan, 1996-1999. Am J Epidemiol. 162:222-228., 2005.
Bradley CJ, Neumark D, Bednarek HL, Schenk M. Short-term effects of Breast Cancer on labor market attachment results from a longitudinal study. Journal of Health Economics, 24(1): 137-60, 2005.
Roth L, Severson R, Probst J, Monsur J, Markova T, Kushner S, Schenk M. Exploring physician and staff perceptions of the learning environment in ambulatory residency clinics. Family Medicine. 38(3):177-184, 2006.
Schenk M, Purdue MP, Colt JS, Hartge P, Blair A, Stewart P, Cerhan JR, De Roos AJ, Cozen W, Severson RK. Occupation/Industry and risk of non Hodgkin lymphoma in the United States. Occ Env Med 66:23-31, 2009.
Booza JC, Bridge PD, Neale AV, Schenk M. Incorporating geographic information systems (GIS) into program evaluation: lessons from a rural medicine initiative. J Am Board Fam Med: 23: 59–66, 2010.