Lois Margaret Nora, M.D., J.D.
President, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy
Dean, College of Medicine
Lois Margaret Nora, M.D., J.D., is president of the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM) and Dean of the College of Medicine. The institution is a community-based, public institution providing interdisciplinary training of health professionals, offering both a doctor of medicine and a doctor of pharmacy degree. The NEOUCOM educational consortium includes the school's Rootstown, Ohio campus, four state universities, eight teaching hospitals, ten associated hospitals and two health departments.
Dr. Nora is a neurologist with subspecialty certification in electrodiagnostic medicine and fellowship training in clinical medical ethics. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and served as the latter organization's president. Dr. Nora's scholarly work is focused on issues where law and medicine intersect in medical education.
Dr. Nora received her medical degree from Rush Medical College, a law degree from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics. She is the recipient of multiple honors including: Kellogg National Leadership Program, Group 10; an American Council on Education Fellowship that she completed with William Kirwan at The Ohio State University; the American Association of University Women Research Scholar-in-Residence award; and the American Medical Women's Association President's Recognition award.
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