Monica Lypson
Monica L. Lypson MD, MHPE is the Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs and the Division Director of General Internal Medicine at The GW Medical Faculty Associates. In addition, she is a Professor, at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In this role, Dr. Lypson provides visionary leadership for a diverse group of faculty involved in educational and patient care innovation, research, and, community outreach. As Vice-Chair, she is committed to creating and supporting the academic careers of all faculty members in the department. This is with the goal of developing programming to assist with navigating each individuals’ professional development.
Prior to this role, she was the Director of Medical and Dental Education for the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she provided leadership, oversight, and coordination for VA's graduate and undergraduate medical and dental education program. Dr. Lypson is a board-certified general internist with significant leadership experience in clinical, educational, and administrative arenas. Prior to this role, she served in many hospital leadership roles at the Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, including Acting Chief of Staff. She also spent years in educational leadership roles at the University of Michigan Medical School where she served as Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Interim Associate Dean for Diversity and Career Development and Faculty Director of the Standardized Patient Program.
After graduating from Saint Ignatius, Monica graduated from Brown University and received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She completed her graduate medical training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Internal Medicine - Primary Care. Subsequently, Monica went on to complete a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program at the University of Chicago and a master’s in Health Professions Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has also trained to be an executive coach; and recently entered the Aspen Health Innovator, a program that is part of the Aspen Institute.