Cynthia A Standley

Biography

Cynthia A. Standley, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix (UACOM-Phoenix).  Dr. Standley is an accomplished medical educator with more than 20 years’ experience teaching both osteopathic and allopathic medical students.  She was formerly among the inaugural faculty at Midwestern University’s Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) and also an inaugural faculty member at the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (SOMA) associated with A T. Still University.  Her work has focused on constructing and implementing the medical school programs at AZCOM, SOMA and now at UA COM-Phoenix, in addition to faculty development in the areas of exam question writing and innovations in medical education.  Dr. Standley is the Director of the Neurological Sciences Block and currently teaches physiology at the interface of basic and clinical science, integrating physiology in clinical scenarios with emphasis on student interaction to promote life-long learning.  She is also chair of the Curriculum Committee at UA COM-Phoenix and Director of the Art in Medicine program in the Department of Bioethics and Humanism. 

Degrees

• Ph.D. Physiology (Minor- Neuroscience)
• Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
• B.S. Biology
• Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
• Cum Laude, Honors

Awards

• Excellence in Teaching by a Selective, Elective, or Course
• Student Body at UA COM-P, Fall 2022 (Award Nominee)
• Best of the Valley
• Phoenix Magazine, Summer 2021
• Excellence in Educational Innovation
• Faculty at UA COM-P, Spring 2021
• Medical Class of 2024, Spring 2021
• Governors Arts Award
• State of Arizona, Spring 2021
• Teaching Award
• Medical Students UACOM-P, Spring 2013 (Award Nominee)