In the spring of 2008, Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., asked a departing Jay Noren, M.D., who should serve as the College of Public Health’s Interim Dean.
Dr. Noren, the college’s founding dean who left UNMC to take over as president of Detroit’s Wayne State University, didn’t hesitate.
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Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D, with Keith Mueller, Ph.D., and Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., at a reception last week to honor Dr. Mueller for his tenure as interim dean of the College of Public Health. Dr. El-Mohandes took over as the college’s full-time dean in September. |
Dr. Mueller – who took over as interim dean in August 2008 — kept the young college on a rapid developmental path while he also tended to his duties as one of the nation’s leading experts in rural health and health care reform, Dr. Maurer said.
“He represented the college very, very well,” Dr. Maurer said.
Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., who relieved Dr. Mueller as he took over as full-time dean on Sept. 1, said he was awed by Dr. Mueller’s efforts as interim dean.
Dr. Mueller kept the college on course in such manner that Dr. El-Mohandes was able to submit the college’s application for accreditation during his first week on the job.
Dr. El-Mohandes also said he was envious of Dr. Mueller for the overwhelming love and respect he garnered from the college’s faculty and staff.
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Dr. Mueller thanked Dr. Maurer for the opportunity to lead the college on an interim basis.
“It’s been a pleasure and a great experience to be in this role as we continued to build the college in a very rapid manner,” Dr. Mueller said.