Arnold Smolen

Biography

Dr. Smolen earned his B.A. from Haverford College in 1970, an M.S. in Neuroanatomy in 1972 from Hahnemann Medical College and a Ph.D. in Anatomy in 1976 from Temple University College of Medicine. Subsequently, Dr. Smolen did postdoctoral training at the Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) and at the National Institute for Medical Research in London. Dr. Smolen joined the faculty of the Department of Anatomy at MCP in 1979 and he served as Course Director for the Gross Anatomy course for first year medical students from 1984-1994. In 1981, Dr. Smolen was appointed Director of the College Computer Center at MCP, and in 1999 was appointed Associate Dean for Information Technology. Currently in this role, Dr. Smolen oversees the Technology in Medical Education division, responsible for the creation and maintenance of web based resources to support medical education, and the Educational Resources division, responsible for providing audiovisual and videoconferencing support. Dr. Smolen served on the Steering Committee of the Association of American Medical College’s Group on Information Resources (GIR) from 2007-2009.