DJP Update 3-14-2007 Alert: Tulane University search for SVP/Dean Tulane School of Medicine

As some of you on my DJP Update megalist already know, I am on the Board of Governors of the Tulane University Health Sciences Center.  The Board had a meeting yesterday and I was given permission to distribute this information to my megalist.  See notice below with contact person listed.

This SVP/Dean position is a wonderful opportunity for the right person to lead the continuing rebirth of Tulane Medical School post-Hurricane Katrina.  Plus the new SVP/Dean will have the opportunity to try out all of my favorite New Orleans restaurants that I feature in my restaurant list at Intrepid Resources!  Seriously, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to add to the fabulous history of a medical school in America's most unique city.

With all of the state medical associations, over 100 specialty societies, the representatives in the AMA House of Delegates, and others on this megalist email distribution, there is the potential for you to further distribute this to almost all of the physicians in America.  Thank you for your help.  I look forward to meeting the man or woman, a rising superstar or proven performer, who gets this position.

Stay well.
Donald
Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD
Intrepid Resources / The Medical Risk Manager Company
5000 West Esplanade Ave., #432
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www.intrepidresources.com     (and yes, the restaurant list is at 
this web site under index)


NOTICE:

Senior Vice President And Dean, School of Medicine Tulane University, an AAU comprehensive research university, long 
known for its commitment to academic excellence, invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Senior Vice President and Dean of the Tulane School of Medicine (SVP/DSOM). The SVP/DSOM will report to the President, and be a member of the President’s Cabinet. He/she will serve as the primary university spokesperson for all medical related university issues, and will oversee and coordinate the full range of the university’s medical partnerships and affiliation agreements.

The ideal candidate should have substantial experience as a faculty member or leader in a distinguished academic or comparable medical setting; a significant track record of success in funded medical research; an in depth understanding of the clinical practice of academic medicine; budgetary experience; the ability to represent the university effectively with external constituents; and a compelling vision for increasing the university’s record of NIH funding, and physician productivity in the university’s clinical practices.

The SVP/DSOM position brings with it unparalleled opportunities for leadership, innovation and initiative. Tulane is committed to both focusing resources on programs of existing strength, and to expanding their stature in new and emerging areas of research and clinical expertise. The School of Medicine intends to fund their strategic growth initiatives through a blend of development, clinical income, and increased direct cost recovery. The new SVP/DSOM will spearhead efforts to maintain extant areas of excellence while evaluating and implementing opportunities for emerging areas of research and clinical excellence.

The ideal candidate should be facile in the ability to recruit outstanding new faculty in basic and translational research, and be persuasive in his/her ability to retain Tulane’s strongest faculty, while leading the plan to restructure, relocate, and rebuild Tulane’s training and clinical sites. Overall, the School of Medicine seeks to position itself to capture a sizable share of the clinical market in a newly resettled, greater New Orleans; to leverage its prestige and expertise to form productive partnerships with other clinical providers in the Gulf South region; and ensure that the School of Medicine faculty successfully compete for extramural funding such that they maintain and exceed their previous ranking as among the top medical schools in the nation.

Persons amenable to being considered by the Search Advisory Committee for this exciting leadership opportunity should submit, in electronic form (Microsoft Word preferred) a curriculum vitae/resume and any supporting materials. All materials will be held in strict confidence. Materials should be submitted as soon as possible to:

Dr. Ilene H. Nagel
Consultant to the Search Advisory Committee
Russell Reynolds Associates
Leader, Higher Education Practice
Tulane-som@russellreynolds.com
805 699 3020 (Pacific Coast Time)