Lawrence Loo, MD, MACP, is the Vice-chair for Academic Scholarship and Faculty Development in the Department of Medicine at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine (LLSM) for the past 15 years. He completed medical school at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) in 1981; residency in Internal Medicine in 1984 and chief residency in 1985 at the LLSM; and fellowship in primary care and faculty development at Michigan State University in 1990. He currently is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine both in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Medical Education at the LLSM. He has extensive experience working with learners across the continuum of medical education having served as a Course Director of a basic science subject, past Program Director and Designated Institutional Office (DIO), Assistant Dean and Director of Continuing Medical Education, and Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the LLSM.

Personal Statement: I am first and foremost a physician educator, who is committed to building strong educational programs that foster the development and growth of physicians along the professional continuum starting first in medical school, transitioning to residency and throughout the rest of a physician’s professional life by facilitating continuing medical education and self-directed learning.