David Carlisle, MD, PhD, President and CEO
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
Friday October 29, 2021
5pm-6:30pm PST
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Workshop Description:
Are you worried about the future of Health Professions? The impact of COVID-19 and the needs and YOUR future in healthcare? Are you confused about where healthcare is headed?
Then you don’t want to miss this workshop. Dr. Carlisle has been a leader in medicine and public health for close to 40 years and has had leadership roles in the State of California and nationally.
Dr. Carlisle is currently the President and CEO of Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, where he has expanded numerous programs, including the expansion of a stand-alone medical school in the heart of Los Angeles, which will have over 100 seats by 2023. Come and learn about the upcoming changes and the numerous programs at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, from Bachelor to Masters, Post-bacc and a host of other programs and opportunities.
About the Speaker:
Presently serving since 2011 as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine (CDU) and Science in the Watts-Willowbrook area of Los Angeles County, Dr. Carlisle is a published author in health policy, quality of care, medical education diversity and eliminating health disparities. A board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, his clinical work has always revolved around caring for the underserved.
President Carlisle graduated from Wesleyan University, majoring in chemistry. He then earned his Medical Degree from Brown University, his Master of Public Health and his PhD in Health Services Research from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He completed a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program fellowship at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1990.
Dr. Carlisle has been affiliated with the UCLA Department of Medicine for approximately thirty-one years, becoming a tenured Associate Professor in 1998. He is presently a Professor of Medicine and Public Health at CDU and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at UCLA.
President Carlisle served as Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development for eleven years (2000-2011) under Governor Gray Davis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Governor Jerry Brown. Under his leadership, OSHPD released its first-ever health disparities reports, increased scholarship and loan repayment opportunities for health providers committed to practice in underrepresented, under-resourced and underserved communities, and successfully administered hospital seismic safety as well as health facility loan insurance programs.
In 2007, Dr. Carlisle became a Senior Fellow at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs and presently is also a member of the Advisory Council of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. In 2018 he was appointed as a member of the California Future Health Workforce Commission. In 2018, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the California Health Care Foundation, is a member of the Futuro Health Community Board, and served as a founding member of the BioscienceLA Board.
Dr. Carlisle has lived in Los Angeles and Sacramento for almost 40 years. He is married to Dr. Sylvia Carlisle and together they have two children, David and Aimee, both defense attorneys.
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