Year: 2016

What’s on my mind this month is the outstanding growth of our clinical services over the past several years. This growth is not an accident—it was developed through our strategic plan based on specific analysis of this region’s needs. We…

What’s on my mind this month is our fourth annual Festival of Science. This event is one of the highlights of the school year, both for the School of Medicine and for me personally. Every year, our institution highlights one…

Congratulations to all of our faculty who are making such strides in research, clinical care and education. We congratulate you on all of the accomplishments detailed here. We welcome our new faculty and staff! Robert Cambridge, Jr., DO, MPH, was…

What’s on my mind this month is a bold, innovative plan to significantly accelerate the pace and scope of discovery and innovations in the School of Medicine. Last month we announced a new recruitment initiative, the Special Trans-Disciplinary Recruitment Award…

There is no Dean's Message this month, as July was a special issue of SOMnews featuring only The Buzz.

What’s on my mind this month is the importance of academic citizenship to celebrate our collective participation in the shared governance of the School of Medicine and its success. I have always been proud of the outstanding scholarship and collegial,…

What’s on my mind this month is the roadmap that the School of Medicine will need to employ to achieve the goals set forth by our ambitious strategic vision plan, Vision 2020, in the next four years. The School of…

What’s on my mind this month are health disparities and the great need for health equality across the Nation. In recent years, we have seen that chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease have significantly impacted population and…