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Wayne
T. McCormack, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology and
Laboratory Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
P.O. Box 100275, Health Science Center
1600 S.W. Archer Road
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL 32610-0275
For assistance with the graduate program: |
| Admissions & new student support |
Valerie Cloud-Driver
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(352) 273-8600 |
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First-year student & core
course support |
Susan Gardner |
(352) 273-8601 |
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Advanced student support &
fiscal services |
Teresa Richardson |
(352) 273-8602 |
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Administration
Dr. McCormack serves the
University of Florida College
of Medicine as the
Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Director of the
Ph.D. program, the Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical
Sciences (IDP), and co-director of the M.D./Ph.D.
program.
He serves as the Program Director for graduate studies in the Dept. of Pathology, Immunology
& Laboratory
Medicine. Dr. McCormack is a faculty adviser for the Chapman Chapter
of the Gold
Humanism Honor Society.
Teaching
Dr. McCormack directs and/or
teaches in several Fall graduate-level immunology
courses for the IDP Advanced Program
in Immunology
& Microbiology, including
"Principles
of Immunology"
(GMS 6140). He directs the Fall IDP core course "Fundamentals
of Biomedical Science" (GMS 6001), the Fall core course
"Essentials
of Graduate Research & Professional Development" (GMS 6003), the Spring
core course "Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research"
(GMS 7003), and the Spring
elective course "Fundamentals of
Biomedical Science Education" (GMS 7001).
Research
Dr. McCormack's
education research focuses on student peer
evaluation in medical education and the use of team-based learning in
graduate education. Although a major determinant of later
professional success, peer evaluation is under-utilized in medical
education. Ongoing studies focus on medical student summative peer evaluation, including dimensions of
professional competence, interpersonal skills, humanism, and community
service. Team-based learning is being used in graduate level
immunology courses, training in the responsible conduct of research, and the
IDP core course.
In collaboration with Dr.
Margaret Wallace and doctoral candidate
Deborah Herbstman, Dr. McCormack's immunogenetics
research focuses on the genetics of susceptibility to vitiligo,
a human autoimmune disease that causes skin depigmentation. Susceptibility to autoimmune diseases
has both genetic and environmental
components. The genes involved
in vitiligo susceptibility may be important for normal functioning of the skin
pigment-producing melanocytes and/or in the regulation of lymphocytes in
the immune system. Case/control and family-based
genetic association methods provide
evidence of association of such genes with vitiligo (Research Abstracts).
Service
Dr. McCormack is the UF representative for the AAMC Graduate Research, Education
and Training (GREAT)
Group and a member of the GREAT Group for Aspiring Biomedical Scientists.
Dr. McCormack serves on the national advisory council and executive committee for the Gold
Humanism Honor Society and co-chairs the GHHS Research Committee. He
serves on the medical advisory board of the American
Vitiligo Research Foundation, and is the editor of a quarterly newsletter for the Florida Chapter of the Children's
Tumor Foundation.
In the Gainesville community, Dr. McCormack is active in March of Dimes
fundraising and in Scouting, serving on the training
committees for the Alachua District and
North
Florida Council, and as an Assistant Scoutmaster
for Boy Scout Troop 125 and Pack
Trainer for Cub Scout Pack 127.
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