Joan R. Griffith, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.A.
Dr. Joan Griifth was appointed Interim Chair in April 2009. Dr. Griffith is an associate professor and Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics. Dr. Griffith is board certified/eligible in General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Her most recent position was in the Univ. of Kentucky Division of General Pediatrics. Prior to joining UT, Dr. Griffith spent 21 years as a pediatrician in the US Air Force, retiring a full colonel. She served as chief of staff for the USAF HMO and chief of pediatrics amongst other high offices. She is a published author, speaker and guest lecturer. She was selected for the Commonwealth Fund/Harvard Univ. Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and earned her Masters in Public Health in June 2007. She completed an adolescent medicine fellowship.
A Message from Dr. Griffith:
As the Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toledo College of Medicine, I welcome you to our website. We are extremely proud of our residency program and look with excitement to the future of our program and our residents.
As faculty, we take very seriously our responsibility for resident training. The mission of our residency program is to help each individual resident develop a foundation that will help them achieve their personal career goals and enjoy a rewarding career in pediatrics.
Our university, affiliated institution, and community-based physicians are committed to resident education. Our faculty and residents work closely together in a collegial and friendly environment that is especially conducive to learning. Our residents graduate well prepared as clinicians ready to pursue practice, fellowship, or academic opportunities.
I hope that you will consider applying to our program. I would like the opportunity to introduce you to the faculty and our outstanding house staff, as well as to the Toledo area and what it has to offer.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our website and I look forward to seeing you in Toledo.
Sincerely,
Joan R. Griffith, M.D., M.H.A., M.P.H.
Interim Chair, Dept. of Pediatrics