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Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D. |
The appointment, announced Monday by UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., is pending approval by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents during their April 16 meeting.
Dr. Maurer also announced that, to help with the transition, Dr. Markin would begin to work alongside Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., immediately as executive associate dean. After seven years as dean, Dr. Gollan will step down on June 30 and return to the internal medicine faculty.
“Rod has demonstrated excellence as the leader of UNMC Physicians,” Dr. Maurer said. “In making the appointment, I took into account the changing landscape for the College of Medicine and our academic health center as a whole, engendered by health care reform. Rod is highly qualified to creatively and successfully navigate the college to high ground through the challenging waters ahead.”
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A native of Lincoln, Dr. Markin is recognized nationally for his expertise in the pathology of liver transplantation. He has extensive knowledge of information technology systems and is a strong advocate for UNMC’s growing research portfolio and superior student performance, Dr. Maurer said.
“It is a great privilege and an honor to get to do this,” Dr. Markin said. “From an academic perspective I grew up here. This is my home and I’m a stakeholder. At the end of the day, though, it’s the faculty that makes this place go. This is really a stewardship job.”
A national search for a permanent dean will begin after the April 16 Regents meeting, Dr. Maurer said.