Medicine dean candidate stresses education, research, patient care

BY ERIC LIGHTNER | JUNE 20, 2012 6:30 AM

Jack Elias says education, research, and patient care will provide for a better University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

"We cannot achieve excellence in one area without achieving excellence in the other areas," he said.

Elias is the third candidate the UI search committee has seen out of the four finalists to replace current Dean Paul Rothman. Each candidate has answered or will answer the question: "What is Your Vision for the Future of Academic Medical Centers?"

Elias is the Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine, professor of immunobiology, and chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. He is also a member of the Council of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, with the National Institutes of Health, and a past president of the Association of American Physicians, according to a UI press release.

Elias spoke to members of faculty, staff, and students about his vision of the college using three pillars education, research, and patient care but said each are crucial.

"Academic medical centers have three equally important missions," he said.

Sue Curry, the dean of the UI College of Public Health, said the medical school is looking for a visionary leader who understands the mission.

"We've had now three outstanding candidates who were very thoughtful about their answers," she said.

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