SUBJECT:

Search Committee for Vice Chancellor – Health Sciences and

Dean, School of Medicine I am pleased to announce the search committee to identify candidates for the position of Vice Chancellor – Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine. Leon J. Thal, Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurosciences, and I will co-chair the search. Members of the Search Committee are:

LEON J. THAL, Professor and Chair, Department of Neurosciences, Co-Chair

KIM BARRETT, Professor and Chair, Health Sciences Faculty Council

WEBSTER K. CAVENEE, Professor and Director, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

AMELIA “AMY” CHEN, Entering 4th Year Medical Student

JACK DIXON, Professor and Dean of Scientific Affairs, Health Sciences & School of Medicine

JACQUELYN A. FOWLER, Staff Association

FRED H. “RUSTY” GAGE, Professor, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

GABRIEL HADDAD, Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics

LEWIS JUDD, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry

LUCY KILLEA, former State Senator and past Chair, UCSD Board of Overseers

CATHERINE J. “KITTY” MACKEY, Sr. Vice President, Pfizer Global Research & Development

THOMAS MOORE, Professor and Chair, Department of Reproductive Medicine

JOANNE E. MORTIMER, Professor and Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs, Moores Cancer Center

JACQUELINE PARTHEMORE, Professor and Chief of Staff of Veterans Affairs, San Diego Healthcare System

DOUGLAS RICHMAN, Professor

MARK TALAMINI, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery

PALMER W. TAYLOR, Professor and Dean, Skaggs School of Pharmacy

ROGER TSIEN, Professor

RICHARD LIEKWEG, CEO, UCSD Medical Center, ex officio consultant

THOMAS V. MCAFEE, Physician-in-Chief, UCSD Medical Center, ex officio consultant

The Committee will conduct an international search with the assistance of Richard P. Gustafson, Vice Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles, and Chairman of its Global Health Care Practice (rgustafson@heidrick.com). The successful candidate will have been a respected physician academic leader; will have achieved distinction, respect and credibility as a proven leader in academic medicine including research, clinical care and teaching; will have a successful track record in attracting financial support for research and educations programs from established public sources and private philanthropies; and will have demonstrated results at providing broad leadership with affiliated entities of an academic institution. An M.D. degree is required.

I invite you to submit nominations in confidence to either me (chancellor@ucsd.edu) or co-chair Thal (lthal@ucsd.edu).

Marye Anne Fox Chancellor