SUBJECT:

Appointment of Chair for the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

It is with great pleasure that I announce Chancellor Dynes'
appointment of Robert M. Kaplan, Ph.D. as Chair of the
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine effective
August 1, 1999. Dr. Kaplan's administrative contact information
is as follows:

Robert M. Kaplan, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Family & Preventive Medicine

Administrative Assistant: Beverly A. Jones
Telephone Number: (858) 534-6058
Facsimile Number: (858) 534-7517
Mail Code: 0628
E-Mail Address: BJ@UCSD. edu

On behalf of the School of Medicine and UCSD Healthcare,
we are honored that he has agreed to accept this new challenge
and look forward to seeing his achievements in the future.

John F. Alksne, M.D. Vice Chancellor-Health Sciences & Dean, School of Medicine