A finalist for a top administrative post at UNMC will take part in an “ask the candidate forum” at 7:30 a.m. CDT Friday, May 16, in the University Hospital Amphitheater, Room 4208. Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.
David Crouse, Ph.D, is the interim vice chancellor for academic affairs/interim dean for graduate studies at UNMC. He also is a professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy. Dr. Crouse will answer questions during the forum. He is one of three finalists for the position of UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs/dean for graduate studies.
Friday’s forum will be video-linked for two-way conferencing at the following sites: Lincoln, College of Nursing, TC Room 202; Kearney, West Center building, Room 144; and Scottsbluff, College of Nursing, Room 205.
In addition to Dr. Crouse, the other two finalists for the vice chancellor/dean position are Patricia Sokolove, Ph.D., an associate professor in the department of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Rubens J. Pamies, M.D., professor and chairman of the department of internal medicine at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn.
William Berndt, Ph.D., retired from the position last year. Dr. Berndt currently serves as the interim chairman of the department of pharmacology.