Speaker Introduction

Lynn J. Romrell, Ph.D.  is a Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Executive Director, Anatomical Board of the State of Florida.  He has been Associate Dean for Medical Education at the University of Florida College of Medicine since 1988.  Dr. Romrell’s research is in the field of genetic control of events in spermatogenesis, and he is author of numerous peer reviewed articles, abstracts and chapters.  He has also co-authored seven books and two computer programs in the fields of anatomy and histology.  Dr. Romrell is recognized as an outstanding teach having been selected as the Basic Science Teacher of the Year in the College of Medicine in 1978-79, 1996-97 and 1999-2000, and co-recipient of Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Basic Science Course by each graduating class from 1993 to 2000 and again in 2002.  In 2001, Dr. Romrell was inducted into the University of Florida College of Medicine Society of Teaching Scholars.  In 1996, he was the recipient of the Professional Achievement Award given by Idaho State University’s College of Arts and Sciences.  He also currently serves as a representative on the USMLE Step 1 Anatomy Test Committee for the National Board of Medical Examiners, 1995-1998 and 1999-2001.

As Associate Dean for Medical Education, Dr. Romrell has responsibility for the administration of the educational programs for the four years of medical school.  In collaboration with Dr. Robert Watson, he has developed the concept of Mission-Based -Budgeting and has been invited to present this concept at national meetings and at several medical schools.  Drs. Watson and Romrell have recently published a paper in Academic Medicine entitled: "Mission-Based-Budgeting: Removing a Graveyard.”  Dr. Romrell also has interest in medical informatics and has served on local and national task forces concerned with the use of computer technology in medical education