Meet Our Governor

Michael S. Bronze, MD, MACP

EDUCATION: University of Tennessee Health Sciences, MD-1982

POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: University of Tennessee-IM residency, Chief Resident and ID fellowship (1982-1988)

CERTIFICATION: ABIM-Internal Medicine, 1985; ABIM-ID, 1988

PRESENT POSITION: David Ross Boyd Professor and Chair Department of Medicine, OU Health Sciences Center, OKC. Stewart G. Wolf Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine

ACP ACTIVITIES: Mastership (2014); Member of Oklahoma Chapter Council since 2000; State Scientific Program Director ~2002

HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: OU Medical Center-Chief of Medicine since 2000

OTHER APPOINTMENTS: Professor of Medicine, OU Health Sciences Center; Past-President, Association of Professors of Medicine and current Chair, Board of Directors, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine; Member CFAS of AAMC.; Member, test writing committees, Step 3 USMLE

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST AND EXPERTISE: Medical Education; Clinical Infectious Diseases; Research interest in bacterial pathogenesis; Hepatitis C virus.

Vision Statement

This is an exciting time for medicine and for internal medicine. Many of the areas that we touch daily are in a state of evolution. Most importantly are the changes that will come with health care reform. The ability to offer health coverage to millions of Americans who currently live without coverage may be a significant change agent as medicine evolves focusing on the patient-centered, cost effective, high quality/high value care. This care requires a vibrant, well-trained, and valued primary care physician workforce and I believe that general internal medicine is well situated to lead this endeavor. Over the next few years we have the ability to chart the future for internal medicine training and for careers in internal medicine, both primary care and subspecialty. I believe our strength lies in our commitment to patient centered care, our commitment to be mentors for the next generation of physicians and our ability to practice evidence-based medicine.