Department Chair Christopher Hess, MD, PhD, is Recognized for Five Years of Leadership

On Wednesday, January 24, School of Medicine Dean Talmadge King congratulated Christopher Hess, MD, PhD, at his Five-Year Stewardship Review Read-out. Dean King gave some background on the stewardship review process which is managed by the Chancellor’s office and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Brian Alldredge. Dean King then read the executive summary and invited audience members to contribute remarks.

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At five-year intervals, UCSF leaders of departments, centers, and organized research units are holistically assessed on faculty development, financial performance, promotion of diversity, communication, decision-making, contributions to morale, and relationships with the campus and community.

Reading from the report, Dean King recounted, “In the first five years of the chairmanship of Dr. Hess, the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging has thrived, a reflection…

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