The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Lockie Johnson as Dean of Basic Sciences effective May 1, 2013.
Dr. Johnson received both a B.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Duke University and a Master’s Degree from The University of Chicago. She is a licensed psychologist who has practiced for more than 30 years in the United States as well as St. Eustatius, St. Maarten and Saba. She was on the faculty in the U.S. at Rutgers University and The University of Connecticut and in the Caribbean at the American University of the Caribbean and the Saba University School of Medicine. Dr. Johnson is a Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Institute of Rational Emotive Therapy where she worked with Dr. Albert Ellis, the renowned founder of cognitive therapy.
Dr. Johnson has taught Behavioral Science and Psychology in both graduate programs and medical schools for over 34 years. She has initiated and worked with student service programs designed to maximize a student’s potential for success in medical school. She is also a reviewer for the journal “The Medical Science Educator” and is involved in the study of medical education. Her recent research has been in the study of culturally competent health care and patient-centered care.
Further, Dr. Johnson was the founding Dean of the University of St. Martin on the island of St. Maarten and later became the President of the Board of the University of St. Martin. She has been very involved with the communities of St. Maarten and Saba in the field of education and as a psychologist.
Dr. Johnson’s philosophy of medical education focuses on the centrality of finding a shared understanding with each patient within the framework of patient-centered care. Patient-centered care involves understanding the whole person in the context of the person’s biological, psychological and social framework with an emphasis on life style modification and prevention. This focus on the various domains of a patient’s life has become a key towards providing effective care.
Dr. Johnson is committed to improving the process of medical education through innovative faculty development, curriculum reform based on outcome measures, pre-clinical simulation training oriented towards meeting competences, the integration of patient-centered care throughout the basic science program, student services designed to maximize each student’s potential for success and the assurance of quality in every endeavor.
Please join us in welcoming her to our University.
Best Regards,
Len Wisneski, MD
President