Dr. Dan Rahn on Sunday officially became the fourth chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. |
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Dr. Dan Rahn on Sunday officially became the fourth chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees unanimously selected Rahn in March to lead the institution. He was previously president of the Medical College of Georgia and senior vice chancellor for health and medical programs for the University System of Georgia.
As UAMS chancellor, Rahn leads Arkansas' only academic health sciences center, which encompasses patient care, education, research and outreach resources at locations across the state.
"I believe there is no greater asset for a state than an academic health center like UAMS that is fully engaged in improving the quality of life through its missions," Rahn said in a news release. "I hope to build on the momentum that has pushed UAMS to produce more health professionals, care for more patients, conduct more research and create programs that serve the needs of Arkansans and patients from around the world."
Rahn succeeds Dr. I. Dodd Wilson, who retired Oct. 31 after nine years as UAMS chancellor. Before that, he spent 14 years as dean of the UAMS College of Medicine. Wilson will remain at UAMS as chancellor emeritus.
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