Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Prevention & Population Health
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Dr. Tuton serves as Executive Director of Bridging the Gaps, a program that links the training of health professionals with the provision of health-related service for vulnerable populations. The program is jointly administered by eight academic health centers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and one in New Jersey, who partner each year with over 100 community organizations serving vulnerable populations. Dr. Tuton is also the Director of Professional Development for FOCUS on Health & Leadership for Women, a program promoting advocacy, education and research in women’s health and the advancement of women in academic medicine. Due to her role in FOCUS, she was a Co–Investigator on the unique R01 funded NIH–TAC (Transforming Academic Culture) study. Dr. Tuton also served as an Associate Director of the Perelman School of Medicine’s Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and at its conclusion, became an Associate Director for the National Clinician Scholars Program. In this capacity, she co–directs a career development curriculum. Due to her experience in professional and career development, Dr. Tuton co–directs other related initiatives focused on faculty and trainees, as well as on STEMM faculty across the university.
Contact information
Blockley Hall, 912
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215 898-4440
Fax: 215 573-2265
Email:
tuton@upenn.edu
Education:
BA
Sarah Lawrence College, 1971.
MA (Human Development)
Bryn Mawr College, 1981.
PhD (Human Development (Psychology)
Bryn Mawr College, 1987.
Links
Penn Faculty Pathways Program
FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women Program
The Bridging the Gaps Program
