More than 650 students, faculty and staff joined Dean Mark Schweitzer, M.D., in his first School of Medicine town hall June 9.

After introducing himself with comments about his personal and medical background and noting several School of Medicine initiatives addressed in his first month, Dean Schweitzer answered questions during the live chat.

He spoke on themes of continuing to build the educational, research and clinical excellence offered with local and future potential partnerships, mitigating health disparities and other social determinants of health, differentiating the school based on excellence, and the mission to serve the community while developing physicians and health care teams to influence real change.

More than 80 questions were submitted, ranging from how students, faculty and staff will return to campus, his vision for the school and health affair and key programs, and future health care partners. To accommodate Dean Schweitzer’s interest in transparency, the full list of questions and answers will be developed and shared.

You can view the town hall in its entirety here.

While additional information about School of Medicine return to campus will come after task force recommendations are made June 12, current campus guidelines are available here.