Thomas G. Cooney, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine & Vice Chair for Education
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Staff Physician, VAMC
Degrees:
B.S. - Biology - College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia., 1971
M.D. Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1975
Residency:
Internal Medicine - Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California,
1975-1978
Chief Resident - Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California, 1978-1979
Research Interest:
Medical Education, Health Policy related to Graduate Medical Education, Commonly
encountered Medical Problems (see Biosketch below)
Clinical Interests:
Primary Care Medicine (see Biosketch below)
Biosketch:
Dr. Cooney is Professor of Medicine and Vice Chairman for Education for the
Department of Medicine. He has served as Residency Program Director since
1984.
His clinical interests have focused on common medical problems faced by primary care physicians and he has published extensively in these areas, including pressure sores, the swollen leg, medical problems of the male homosexual, HIV infection, and headache.
Dr. Cooney’s research interests have focused largely on medical education and health policy related to graduate medical education. Research has included observational, interventional and questionnaire based studies. Funding has included support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the federal Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr).
Dr. Cooney is a past president of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine, immediate past Chair of the Federated Council of Internal Medicine (ABIM, ACP-ASIM, APM, ASP, SGIM, APDIM), and past Chair of the Advisory Committee for NaSGIM, the National Study of Graduate education in Internal Medicine.
