West Virginia University has launched a national search for a Vice President for WVU Health Care.

The vice president will oversee the Universitys four health sciences schools (dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy), and a clinical enterprise that includes a thriving faculty practice and hospitals on campus and across the state.

West Virginia University will seek a leader with a national reputation in the health professions, strong strategic leadership abilities, a demonstrable track record in an academic health care center and a deep dedication to WVU s missions of teaching, research, patient care and service,said WVU President Mike Garrison.

Garrison has appointed WVU Provost Gerald E. Lang to lead the search committee for the post. Members will include:

Julian E. Bailes, MDChair, Neurosurgery, School of Medicine

Hank Barnette, JD WVU Board of Governors

John F. Brick, MDChair, Neurology, School of Medicine

Purnell W. Choppin, MDPresident Emeritus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

(Dr. Choppin will serve as Special Advisor to the Committee)

Thomas S. Clark, MD WVU Board of Governors

Barbara Ducatman, MDChair, Pathology, School of Medicine

Mitchell S. Finkel, MD, Professor, Cardiology, School of Medicine

Daniel C. Flynn, PhDDeputy Director, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center

Stephanie Graham-Sims, MSSenior Program Administrator, HSC Safety Office

S. Suresh Madhavan, MBA , PhDChair, Systems and Policy, School of Pharmacy

Jeffrey Neely, MDPresident, University Health Associates

Paul L. Nusbaum, MHA Former W.Va.Secretary of Health and Human Resources

C. Lynne Ostrow, EdD, RNChair, Health Restoration, School of Nursing

Shelia S. Price, DDS , EdDAssociate Dean, School of Dentistry

David Romano WVU Medical Student

Rebecca J. Schmidt, DOChief, Section of Nephrology, School of Medicine

Thomas C. Spelsberg, PhDProfessor of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic

George A. Spirou, PhD, Director, WVU Center for Neuroscience

John R. Vanin, MDDirector, Mental Health, WVU Student Health

Robert A. Wells, JD WVU Board of Governors

Id like to express my special appreciation to our board members who have volunteered to join this committee, and to our three external participants,Garrison said.Dr. Tom Spelsburg of the Mayo Clinic and Dr. Purnell Choppin,President Emeritus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, are both well known in academic medicine and are members of the Health Sciences National Advisory Council, which has made them familiar with WVU and its missions. Paul Nusbaum is extraordinarily well-informed about West Virginias health care issues and the health care industry, and brings a business perspective that will be important to the search.

Garrison also expressed appreciation to the Health Sciences working group that has been meeting for the past several months.They have made significant progress and reached consensus on some key questions of organization and coordination. Some other issues will be left to the next vice president. While we conduct the search, we will engage the services of R&V Associates of Pittsburgh to provide additional insights and recommendations on how best to structure and finance ourselves as an enterprise.

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