{"id":30137,"date":"2007-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2007\/03\/28\/search-for-new-pediatrics-chair-begins\/"},"modified":"2007-03-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-28T05:00:00","slug":"search-for-new-pediatrics-chair-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2007\/03\/28\/search-for-new-pediatrics-chair-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Search for new pediatrics chair begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

College of Medicine Dean John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., has appointed a 15-member search committee to select UNMC’s next pediatric departmental chairperson. <\/p>\n

Carl Smith, M.D., professor and chairman of ob\/gyn, will chair the diverse committee, which is now accepting applications and nominations in its national search. <\/p>\n

“We have assembled an outstanding search committee to review applicants for this critical position,” Dr. Gollan said. “I am grateful to each of them for their willingness to serve in this important role.”<\/p>\n

The successful candidate will succeed Bruce Buehler, M.D., who will step down Oct. 1 from his dual role as pediatric chairman and director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute. UNMC Today will publish a separate story on the MMI search in the near future.<\/p>\n

Applicants for the position of tenured professor and department chairperson must have a proven record of scholarly, educational, clinical and administrative leadership, Dr. Smith said.<\/p>\n

“The chair of pediatrics is vital to the success of an academic health science center,” Dr. Smith said. “This individual becomes the ‘face of pediatrics’ for the entire state. She or he must carefully balance the research, clinical care and educational missions of the medical school and, in so doing, will improve the health of Nebraska’s children.”<\/p>\n

In addition to Dr. Smith, the pediatric chair search committee includes:
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