Paula M. Termuhlen | |
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Alma mater | Saint Louis University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | General surgery |
Institutions | University of Nebraska Medical Center Wright State University Medical College of Wisconsin University of Minnesota Western Michigan University |
Paula M. Termuhlen is an American surgeon and academic administrator who most recently served as the dean of the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.
Termuhlen earned a B.S. (1985) and a M.D. (1989) from the Saint Louis University. [1] She conducted a research fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in 1993. [1] She completed a general surgery residency in 1995 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. [1] In 1998, Termuhlen finished a surgical oncology fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. [1]
Termuhlen was a faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. [1] She was the director of the general surgery residency at the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the Medical College of Wisconsin. [1] In 2015, she became the regional dean of the Duluth campus of the University of Minnesota Medical School. [1] On May 1, 2021, Termuhlen became the Hal B. Jenson M.D. dean and professor of surgery at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. [1] She was president of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery. [1] She is a member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. [1] [2]