Statement from Dr. David Gaba, Senior Associate Dean for Immersive and Simulation based Learning):

Dr. Parvati Dev has announced that she has decided to leave SUMMIT (Stanford University Medical Media & Information Technologies) by November 1 of this year to pursue her personal interests.

Since 1990 she has directed the SUMMIT research lab in the use of computing technologies for innovation in medical education. SUMMIT researchers have been in the forefront in applying visualization, simulation and virtual reality to the learning of anatomy, surgery and other medical specialties. Networked courseware, developed at SUMMIT, is in use in medical curricula around the world.

Dr. Dev completed her doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in 1975. She joined the School of Medicine in 1990 to establish a research initiative in technologies for teaching and learning in medicine. Her recent award-winning research has been on translating cutting edge visualization and simulation technologies into tools and resources for faculty and students, winning her the Satava award for Virtual Reality in Medicine in 2002, and California's CENIC award for Innovations in Networking in 2007.

Dr. Dev is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and a sought-after speaker on the future of technology in learning. She serves on national committees including the Internet2 strategic advisory council, the advisory boards for CTIS, Inc., a bioinformatics company, and Forterra Systems, Inc., a serious games company. Within Stanford, she has served on the Biomedical Informatics and CISL executive committees, on PhD and admissions committees, and has been an early advisor in the design of the new Learning and Knowledge Center.

We are indebted to Parvati for her leadership and extraordinary contributions in the field of medical education technology at Stanford and in the broader academic community. We are sad to see her leave and wish her well in her new endeavors.