After ten years in clinical practice, Pamela Ludmer, M.D., M.M.E.L., returned to academic medicine, where she gradually took on more leadership roles, most recently dean for undergraduate medical education.

After the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Dr. Ludmer proposed the creation of an Anti-Racism, Anti-Bias, and Health Inequities Committee at the SOM, which she subsequently chaired. Outcomes of that work have included: a complete review of the M.D. program curriculum with implementation of new programs on structural competency; the development of educational milestones for diversity, equity, and inclusion; expanded attention to LGBTQ health and disabilities; the creation of the grant-funded Transformative Education Leadership Program: Combating Systemic Racism and Implicit Bias through Medical Education; and a newly approved Health Equity Leadership Area of Concentration, which she co-directs.

Furthermore, Dr. Ludmer engaged multiple faculty, administrative, and student stakeholders to implement a fully redesigned and integrated curriculum, which was launched in AY 2022. 

Additionally, Dr. Ludmer is a certified leadership coach, with a focus on physician women in leadership. She is one of the co-creators and Program Director for the American Medical Women’s Association ELEVATE Leadership Certification Program for physician women.

Areas of Expertise

• Medical Education
• Online Learning
• Leadership
• Physician Coaching
• Adolescent Medicine

Education

• B.A., Psychology, Northwestern University
• M.S., Medical Education Leadership, University of New England
• M.D., Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
• Residency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center
• Fellowship, Adolescent Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center

Honors and Awards

• 2022 Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dean’s Faculty Award
• 2021 Student Senate Appreciation Award, New York Medical College School of Medicine
• 2021 Alpha Omega Alpha Student Service Leadership Grant – awarded for project “Transformative Education Leadership Program: Combating Systemic Racism and Implicit Bias through Medical Education” (TELP)
• 2020 Student Senate Appreciation Award, New York Medical College School of Medicine

Research

• Lo K, Weber H, Thommen R, Ayhan D, Vellek J, Smith S, Vargas D, Hoke, C, Levy L, Alnifaidy R, Yamulla K, Liberatos, P, Etienne M, Ludmer P. Standardized Patient Encounters for Preparing 3^rd Year Medical Students to Address Implicit Bias. Poster presented at AAMC Lead Serve Learn. Nashville, TN. November 2022.
• Beydon MS, Abrokwa M, Li Q, Jaswaney R, Lee C, Ludmer P, and Clare C. Taking Action: A Look at Anti-Racist Initiatives at the New York Medical College. Poster presented at AAMC GSA-OSR Conference. Virtual. April 2021.
• Zhang S, Callanan T, Brombacher M, Kim H, Tohme S, Cohen A, McMillin J, Koestler J, Ludmer P. Project Wholehearted – Creating Positive Change in the Medical School Community and Beyond. Poster presented at AAMC Lead Serve Learn. Phoenix, AZ. November 2019.
• Kim H, Cohen A, Evans K, Lee K, Longo J, McCafferty J, Morant K, Palmer JS, Zhang S, Ludmer P, Petersen K. NYMC Resiliency Curriculum. AAMC Lead Serve Learn. Phoenix, AZ. November 2019.
• Ludmer P, Bedzow I, Risucci D.The Development and Impact of an Online Course on End-of-Life Care for Medical Students. Poster presentation at Northeast Group on Regional Affairs. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA. April 2019.
• Hart C, Budrow J, Spiegel S, Koestler J, Ludmer P, Clare C Medical Student Exposure to Gender and Sexual Minorities Curriculum and its effect on Attitudes, Skills, & Knowledge. AAMC GSA-OSR Conference. Austin, TX. November 2018.

Publications

• Koestler J, Ludmer P, Freeman CS, et. al. "New York Medical College." Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 95(9S A Snapshot of Medical Student Education in the United States and Canada: Reports From 145 Schools), (2020) S349-S352. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003438
• Moss AJ, Schuger C, Beck CA, et. al. "Reduction in inappropriate therapy and mortality through ICD programming." The New England journal of medicine, 367(24), (2012) 2275-83. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1211107
• Moss AJ, Hall WJ, Cannom DS, et. al. "Cardiac-resynchronization therapy for the prevention of heart-failure events." The New England journal of medicine, 361(14), (2009) 1329-38. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0906431
• Diaz A, Edwards S, Neal WP, et. al. "CHIP: new opportunities in adolescent health care delivery." The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York, 71(3), (2004) 186-90.
• Diaz A, Neal WP, Nucci AT, et. al. "Legal and ethical issues facing adolescent health care professionals." The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York, 71(3), (2004) 181-5.
• Diaz A, Edwards S, Neal WP, et. al. "Obtaining a history of sexual victimization from adolescent females seeking routine health care." The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, New York, 71(3), (2004) 170-3.
• Ludmer PI, Nucci-Sack A, Diaz A, et. al. "Adolescent abortion: trends and techniques." Current women's health reports, 3(6), (2003) 438-44.

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Recent Presentations

• Rise of Physician Coaching: What It Is and Why You Should Care. Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Westchester Medical Center.
• Leadership Skills for Physicians: Mission, Vision, and Coaching. LEADPhysician®.
• Reconnect With Your Why, Reignite Your Career. Northern New Jersey Medical Conference.
• Academic Career Roles and Responsibilities. Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians. New York Medical College School of Medicine.
• The Art of Crucial Conversations. LEADPhysicians®.
• Taking Control of Your Career. New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons.
• Stigma, Shame, and STI’s. Sexual Health Interest Group. New York Medical College.
• The Power of Teaching. Chief Resident Leadership Workshop. Westchester Medical Center.
• Best Practices in Online Teaching for Residents as Teachers. Medical Education Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesia. Westchester Medical Center.

Memberships and Affiliations

• American Medical Women’s Association

Teaching Responsibilities

• Patient Care Thread
• Transition to Fourth Year/Transition to Residency
• Transforming Education Leadership Curriculum