Professor of Medical Sciences, Preclinical SciencesNew York College of Podiatric Medicine
Dr. Swartz has dedicated more than 35 years to researching medical education and the assessment of clinical competence. His focus has been on using standardized patients to teach clinical skills. In 1991, he introduced the standardized patient methodology to eight medical schools in New York City. He has published over 50 articles in this field, laying the foundation for the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment (1998) and the USMLE Step 2CS (2004) Examinations. He is the author of Swartz Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: History and Examination, now in its Ninth Edition.
Education
- BA, New York University
- MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Diplomate, Fellow of the American College of Physicians
Honors and Awards
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine Alexander Richman Commemorative Award for Humanism in Medicine, 1994
- American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) Gender Equity Award, 1996
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine Distinguished Educator Award of the Department of Medicine, 1996
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)/Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Robert J. Glaser National Distinguished Teacher Award, 1998
Publications
- Trepal MJ, Swartz MH, Eckles R, et. al. "Challenges and Responses to Podiatric Medical Education and Patient Care Requirements at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic." The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, 59(5), (2020) 884-885. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2020.06.011
- Chusid ED, Eckles RA, Swartz MH, et. al. "New York College of Podiatric Medicine (107 Years of Innovation)." Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 108(6), (2018) 558-559. doi: 10.7547/8750-7315-108.6.558
- Lin CW, Clinciu DL, Swartz MH, et. al. "An integrative OSCE methodology for enhancing the traditional OSCE program at Taipei Medical University Hospital--a feasibility study." BMC medical education, 13(), (2013) 102. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-102
- Levine AI, Swartz MH. "Standardized patients: the "other" simulation." Journal of critical care, 23(2), (2008) 179-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.12.001
- Swartz MH, Colliver JA, Robbs RS, et. al. "The interaction of examinee's ethnicity and standardized patient's ethnicity: an extended analysis." Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 76(10 Suppl), (2001) S96-8.
- Colliver JA, Swartz MH, Robbs RS, et. al. "The effect of examinee and patient ethnicity in clinical-skills assessment with standardized patients." Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice, 6(1), (2001) 5-13.
- Barnett SH, Smith LG, Swartz MH, et. al. "Teaching evidence-based medicine skills to medical students and residents." International journal of dermatology, 38(12), (1999) 893-4.
Professional Service
- More than 150 academic professorships throughout the world from May 1990 to present
Memberships and Affiliations
- American College of Physicians
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
- Association of American Medical Colleges
Hobbies
- Photography
