Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to report that the Search Committee for Dean, Wayne State University School of Medicine, has completed its evaluation process. Four candidates have moved forward for final consideration by President Irvin Reid and Provost Nancy Barrett and are identified below. As committee chair, I owe a debt of gratitude to members of the committee, who worked tirelessly to deliver a recommendation to Provost Barrett.

• Michael A. Geheb, M.D.
  Professor of Medicine
  Director for Institutional Advancement and Chief Quality Officer
  Oregon Health & Science University
• Vipul N. Mankad, M.D.
  Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky
  Senior Medical Advisor, Child Health Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  
• Robert M. Mentzer, Jr., M.D.
  Frank C. Spencer Professor and Chairman of Surgery
  University of Kentucky College of Medicine
  
• D. Douglas Miller, M.D.
  Professor and Chairman of Internal Medicine
  Saint Louis University School of Medicine

My role as search committee chair is finished and it is anticipated that the final selection process will be completed in the near future. Provost Nancy Barrett will be in contact with the School of Medicine faculty and staff when news becomes available.

Sincerely,

Gary W. Abrams, M.D.
Professor and Chair
David Barsky, MD Chair in Ophthalmology
Department of Ophthalmology