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Date: August 13, 2009
Contact: Jennifer Forbes
Communication & Public Affairs
Phone: 732-235-6356
Email: jenn.forbes@umdnj.edu
David E. Swee, MD, Receives New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians Chair Award
New Brunswick, NJ -- David E. Swee, MD, of Highland Park, professor of Family Medicine and associate dean for education at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, has received the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians (NJAFP) prestigious Chair Award. The Award is presented annually to one outstanding family physician in the state who has demonstrated a lifetime of service to the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians and to the specialty of Family Medicine. The original charter for the specialty of family practice was written in the late 1960’s. It was developed in response to the public’s need to have a physician who would deliver comprehensive care, understand patients as individuals, would always be there to meet their needs and to deliver continuous care, listen to and address patients psychosocial needs as well as medical ones, and meet the community’s needs.
“We are proud of Dr. Swee’s outstanding contributions to medical education, as well as his commitment to his patients,” said Peter S. Amenta, MD, PhD, dean of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Dr. Swee, who is listed in Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors, is a graduate of Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada, and a board certified family physician who completed his residency at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, New Jersey. During 2002-2003, he completed the F. Marian Bishop Fellowship in conjunction with the American Council on Education Fellowship Program. He was chair of Family Medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School for 15 years, and has written widely in the field of family medicine education. He also served as the department’s director of predoctoral programs and director of fellowship programs, among numerous other roles. A member of the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians since 1977, he served as the Academy’s president from 2002-2003.
As associate dean for education, Dr. Swee is responsible for all of medical student education, support services (such as cognitive skills), and continuing medical education. He also serves as an administrator, scholar and clinician, and he continues to provide advice and counsel in such areas as admissions, student affairs and graduate medical education. He currently has a major role as the school’s Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Self-Study Coordinator in preparation for the school’s upcoming LCME accreditation site visit.
The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians has more than 1,800 members and is a constituent chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the largest medical specialty society in the United States.
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UMDNJ-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL
As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.
As one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with 2,500 full-time and volunteer faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments and hosts centers and institutes including The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Camden, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs.
