Sr. Associate Dean for Education
Consultant, HMC
Maya Hammoud, MD
Dr. Maya Hammoud is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and current Chair of the Undergraduate Medical Education Committee of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO).
Before joining WCMC-Q, Dr. Hammoud had a distinguished career as a practicing physician, an educator and a medical school administrator. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan and went on to earn her M.D. degree from the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS), graduating Alpha Omega Alpha and cum laude in 1996. Upon completion of her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Hospital in 2000, she joined the faculty as assistant professor and the Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship, and went on to introduce innovations in the third year courses and to contribute to curriculum development. She has run many teaching workshops for faculty development and in training residents how to teach. She is the recipient of many teaching awards including the APGO Excellence in Teaching Award.
Among her clinical activities at the University of Michigan Hospital, Dr. Hammoud developed and directed the Middle Eastern Women's Health Program, with a primary mission to provide culturally sensitive health care services to women of Middle Eastern origin. In recognition of her contributions, Dr. Hammoud was awarded the Arab American and Chaldean Council’s Excellence in Health Care Award.
In 2005, Dr. Hammoud joined the Dean's Office at UMMS as Assistant Dean for Student Programs and was soon promoted to Interim Associate Dean for Student Programs, the position she held when she took up her first appointment at WCMC-Q in 2006 as Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs.
Dr. Hammoud has published numerous papers in the field of medical education, especially in the area of technology and simulation, as well as in obstetrics and gynecology with a focus on women's health and cultural competence.