Faculty Profile: Barbara Joyce, Ph.D.

Barbara Joyce, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Science and Director of Curriculum Evaluation at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Dr. Joyce joined OUWB in 2010 as an Associate Professor of Biomedical Science and Director of Curriculum Evaluation. She is Course Director for the Behavioral Science course. She also directs curriculum mapping and curriculum evaluation at OUWB. Dr. Joyce was Director of Instructional Design at Henry Ford Health System and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Wayne State University. At Henry Ford Health System she designed, implemented, and evaluated curricula, assessment tools, and program improvement processes for 45 ACGME accredited residency and fellowship training programs. In addition, she designed educational curricula, assessment tools, and program improvement processes for the Henry Ford Health System Center for Simulation Education and Research. Previously, she was Senior Project Manager at the ACGME, where she worked on the Outcome Project and provided faculty development on the competencies. Her additional past experiences have been as Associate Director of Behavioral Science at Genesys Regional Medical Center where she led training for Family Medicine residents and Health Psychology post-doctoral fellows, and she was also Director of Behavioral Science at Sinai Hospital in Detroit. Dr. Joyce speaks nationally and internationally on topics relevant to medical education and faculty development. Dr. Joyce is a clinical neuropsychologist.