Physiology & Biophysics

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DAVID L. WIEGMAN, Ph.D. dw@louisville.edu  Professor, Associate Vice President for Health Affairs, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Medicine Indiana University, 1973

Dr. Wiegman and a professional staff of 60 are responsible for the academic programs (including accreditation, recruitment, admissions, financial aid, student affairs, counseling, curriculum, standardized patients, human simulation, faculty affairs, rural and minority affairs, regional campuses, international programs, and affirmative action) of  the Health Sciences Center (Dentistry, Nursing and Public Health) and the School of Medicine. Dr. Wiegman is currently the Principal Investigator on a Commonwealth of Kentucky Grant focused on rural medicine through the Trover Campus Program with a total value of $10,000,000.  He is also the Principal Investigator on a $941,000 stimulus grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to create a broadcast center for medical education throughout the state and he has recently been a Co-Investigator on several Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grants for medical education. At present, Dr. Wiegman's educational research interests include: comparative international medical education, curriculum development, and the assessment of educational outcomes.

At an earlier time as a full-time scientist with research interests in the microcirculation, hypertension, and exercise physiology, Dr. Wiegman authored/coauthored over 100 publications including 30 full-length research papers and sections of two medical textbooks.  He was Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator on ten research grants funded at $1,000,000.

Dr. Wiegman regularly participates in faculty activities within the Department and often serves as an examiner for Masters and Ph.D. Qualifying Exams. Dr. Wiegman continues his teaching committment in the Medical Physiology course and contributes to the development of many other basic physiological science programs and advanced physiology courses. He always makes time for meeting with and counseling students and faculty at all levels in their efforts for educational and career development and advancement. 


RECENT EDUCATION RELATED PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

1. Wiegman, D.L., R.F. Aud, and R.N. Patton:  An Interdisciplinary Health Experience for Students in Medically Underserved Communities.  Medical Teacher 22:74, 2000.  (Presented by D.L. Wiegman in Linkoping, Sweden)
2. Wiegman, D.L., M.S. Joshua and M.E. Byrne:  A Summer Prematriculation Program for At-risk Medical Students.  Medical Teacher, 2001.  (Presented by D.L. Wiegman in Berlin, Germany)
3. Kaplan, J.A., R.B. Greenberg, D.L. Wiegman, and M.P. Pfeifer: New Educational Initiatives at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Louisville Medicine 48:379-381, 2001.
4. Wiegman, D.L., M.P. Pfeifer, F.E. Loyd, and M.S. Goodrow: Expanded Educational Applications of Patient Simulators. Medical Teacher, 2003. ( Presented by D.L. Wiegman in Lisbon, Portugal)
5. Pfeifer, M.P., D.L. Wiegman, and G. Wesley: An Integrated Approach to Learning-By-Doing in Medical Education. Medical Teacher, 2003.
6. Pfeifer, M.P., C. Ritchie, C. Hermann, J. Sharfenberger, B. Head, and D.L. Wiegman: Factors Determining Success in Mutiprofessional, Multimodality Education in Health Sciences. Medical Teacher, 2004.
7. Wiegman, D.L., G.C. Wesley, R.B. Greenberg, J. L. Krugler, and M.P. Pfeifer: Building an Integrated, Responsive, Innovative Standardized Patient Program. Medical Teacher, 2004. (Presented by D.L. Wiegman in Edinburgh, Scotland)
8. Ganzel, T.M., D.L. Wiegman, and M.T. Coleman: Actively Partnering with Students in a Quality Improvement Program: Role of Student Leaders and Impact on Educational Experience. Medical Teacher, 2006. (Presented by D.L. Wiegman in Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
9. Ganzel, T.M., D.L. Wiegman, and R.B. Greenberg:  Actively Engaging Students in Quality Improvement.  Medical Teacher, 2007. (Presented by D.L. Wiegman in Trondheim, Norway)
10. Wesley, G.C., A.L. Holthouse, A.H. Cline, and D.L. Wiegman: Standardized Patients and Simulation Center Use in Responding to a Pandemic.  Ottawa Conference, 2008. (Presented by D.L. Wiegman in Melbourne, Australia)
11. Wiegman, D.L., U.N. Streips, and R.B. Greenberg:  Update on Integrated Block Testing in the Basic Science Years.  J.I.A.M.S.E., 2009.  (Presented by D.L. Wiegman in Heidelberg, Germany)