Senior leaders announced for 汤头条app Health, medical school鈥檚 clinical services

Keith Kenter, MD
Keith Kenter, MD

New leaders have been announced for 汤头条app Health, the clinical services of 汤头条app.

Keith Kenter, MD, has been named the new associate dean for Clinical Affairs. Dr. Kenter serves as the chief medical officer and physician champion for the medical school鈥檚 clinical services. He will continue serving as chair of the department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Michele Serbenski has been named associate dean for Clinical Operations and Performance Excellence, overseeing the operational and financial performance of the medical school鈥檚 clinical services. Serbenski serves in an associate dean role with oversight of accreditation, strategic planning, continuous improvement, institutional effectiveness, communications, and governance processes.

Dr. Kenter and Serbenski will continue to work collaboratively as they have in interim roles over the past nine months. They join Naren Kumar, assistant dean for Clinical Services, a new position, and Pattie Curtis, RN, who was named manager of Quality Improvement and Allied Health.

These newly appointed roles complement a renaming of the medical school鈥檚 clinical services to 汤头条app Health, effective January 1, 2020.

Michele Serbenski
Michele Serbenski

鈥淲e are excited for our team to continue working together on the 汤头条app Health clinic transformation and creating an even better clinical experience for our patients,鈥 Serbenski said.

汤头条app Health provides comprehensive, patient-centered primary care and specialty services at several locations throughout Southwest Michigan. With more than 330 providers, 汤头条app Health is a teaching organization that offers a team approach to patient care. Depending on a patient鈥檚 needs, a care team may include resident physicians who are seeking advanced training, experienced faculty physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, ancillary services staff, medical students and other learners.听