University of Miami Health System layoffs
University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala talks about layoffs at the University of Miami Health System, including the medical school. Shalala spoke to the Miami Herald Tuesday, May 8, 2012.
Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff
The top ranks of the University of Miamis medical school continue to be shaken up as part of the massive restructuring that includes laying off of up to 800 full-time employees.
The latest change: Steven Lipshultz, the longtime chair of pediatrics, one of the largest departments in the school, will be stepping down from his leadership roles, Dean Pascal Goldschmidt announced in a memo to staff.
Four other top leaders have also lost their posts as the school seeks to make major changes in its finances, which show losses of $18 million for the first 10 months of its fiscal year.
Lipshultz is being replaced temporarily by Judy Schaechter, the associate chair of pediatrics. Ira Karmin, interim chair of obstetrics and gynecology, will oversee pediatrics from the new position of associate dean for womens and childrens health.
Goldschmidt thanked Lipshultz for his service and said the pediatric cardiologist will continue to work at UM, but the dean added in his staff memo: At this moment in our schools history, we need particularly strong leaders leaders who can drive innovation, deal with challenges and recognize that our world needs to change.
It is about leaders who bring solutions, who engage the faculty in dialogue, and who think differently about how we do the things we do. Judy and Ira are such leaders. We are grateful for their willingness to step up and take on critical new responsibilities.
Steve Green, former head of the faculty senate, said Lipshultz was extremely well regarded nationally both as a clinician and as a researcher and he recently received excellent reviews from his faculty.
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