Ryan M. Scilla, MD

2005   B.S. Psychology, Pennsylvania State University

2009   M.D. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

2012   Resident, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center

2013    Chief Resident, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center

Dr. Ryan Scilla serves as Director of Medical Dental Education for the Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA).  In this role he oversees more than 50,000 physician residents, 29,000 medical students and 1,000 dental students and residents annually.

Dr. Scilla previously served as Director of Quality, Safety, & Improvement and Associate Chief of Staff for Education (Designated Education Officer) at the VA Maryland Health Care System.   

He was elected to both the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society by the senior medical students of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  In his role as University of Maryland School of Medicine Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dr. Scilla has served as a dedicated and passionate clinical educator and mentor for medical students, residents and associated health professions trainees.  Dr. Scilla is board-certified in Internal Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

Medical education, faculty development, simulation, hospital medicine, high reliability

Kimball A, Collins J, Scilla R. A 56-year-old female with unintentional weight loss. American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 2014 Oct;348(4):348-51.