Professor Jack Sobel, M.D., chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine while a national search is conducted to identify a replacement for Dean Valerie M. Parisi. His appointment is effective Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, according to a Nov. 20 letter from Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Margaret Winters. Sobel is a longtime member of the School of Medicine faculty with extensive experience in both clinical practice and medical administration.

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