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Flavia Nobay Selected to Lead Admissions Office
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ssociate professor of Emergency Medicine Flavia Nobay, MD, who has directed the Emergency Medicine residency program since 2008, and mentored dozens of up-and-coming doctors along the way, will now become a familiar face to many more students as the SMD’s new associate dean for Admissions. She succeeds professor of Neuroscience John Hansen, PhD, who is retiring from his administrative post after more than 20 years in the role. Nobay has gradually transitioned to the position as an assistant to Hansen over the last several months. “Flavia is very passionate about the medical school, has a strong familiarity with the curriculum, and is focused on strengthening our Rochester connections, while building our national presence and outstanding alumni base,” says senior associate dean for Medical Student Education David Lambert, MD, who led the selection process. “She’s deeply committed to furthering the school’s holistic approach to student selection that John has so skillfully championed here.” This philosophy, says Lambert, looks beyond test scores to explore all the varied dimensions a student can bring to the profession. As a residency program director, Flavia has a keen sense of the traits and abilities today’s physicians need to possess, and will bring valuable insight to our admissions process,” he says. The SMD has risen to become one of the most selective medical schools in the country, typically accepting 104 students from a nationwide pool of over 6,000 applicants each year. Roughly 20 percent are underrepresented in medicine and more than half are female. Nobay says she hopes to build on this success and shape a student body that
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