Providence, Rhode Island [Brown University] — After nearly 20 years at Brown University as a medical resident, graduate student, professor and academic mentor, Dr. Megan L. Ranney was appointed President. Yale School of Public HealthLanny will step down from his current role as Associate Dean of the Brown School of Public Health, effective July 1, 2023.
An internationally acclaimed and celebrated advocate for innovative approaches to health and patient care, Lanny is a physician and scientist who has served on the faculty at BROWNS. Warren Alpert Medical School with the Browns since 2008 Faculty of Public Health Since her founding in 2013, she is a practicing emergency physician, researcher, and educator, with a particular focus on the intersection of digital health, violence prevention, and population health.
Lanny is the leading public voice on pressing topics in health and medicine, from COVID-19 to firearm injuries, mental health, and working conditions for health care providers, drawing expert analysis through testimony to Congress. Providing and appearing on broadcast news networks, op-eds for major news outlets and guidance for non-governmental organizations. Her career has been distinguished by a deep commitment to working with patients and communities to address complex public health and healthcare challenges, especially those that historically burden underserved populations. increase.
Ronald AubertAn interim dean of the Browns School of Public Health, Lanny is a notable public health leader in Brown, Rhode Island, and nationally, and dedicated to aspiring physicians and public health professionals studying at the university. A great mentor and teacher.
“Megan has been a tireless advocate for patients, students, fellow faculty members, practitioners, and for advancing creative ideas and approaches to public health,” said Aubert. “Her scholarship has had a profound impact on real-world issues facing patients. She has been an advocate for the mission of the School of Public Health and we thank her for the far-reaching impact she has had on our community. doing.”
Runny He came to Brown University in 2004 to complete fellowships in emergency medicine residency and injury prevention research. She has been the attending physician at the Miriam Hospital in Providence and the Rhode Island Hospital since her 2008, the year she joined Warren Her Alpert in Brown’s Department of Emergency Medicine at her medical school. She received her master’s degree in public health from Brown University in 2010 and in 2013 she became an assistant professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the School of Public Health. Since then, she has held academic appointments at both schools.
In 2019, Ranney Braun Lifespan Center for Digital Healtha center where the creative minds of Braun and its affiliated hospital partners collaboratively design, test and deploy digital solutions to challenges affecting patient and population health.
Lanny said he was so excited about the opportunity in front of him that he was leaving for Yale with lifelong memories from Brown University, the college he’s called home for the better part of 20 years.
“Having been part of this institution for 20 years, it has been a great honor to join the School of Public Health since its official inception and throughout its journey,” said Lanny. And a big thank you to Chancellor Christina Paxson, whose leadership model inspired me to transition into higher education leadership.”
