Kyle Meyer, PhD, has been named interim assistant vice chancellor for health care workforce education and relations, effective Sept. 16.
He will succeed Nikki Carritt, who has served in this role the past three years and more than eight years in various leadership roles on campus, overseeing campus pathway programs (RHOP, UHOP, KHOP), coordinating the clinical preceptor taskforce and leading the expansion and transition of UNMC colleges to the Douglas A. Kristensen Rural Health Education Complex on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. She will leave UNMC for a private sector position.
In the interim role, Dr. Meyer, who also serves as dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, will oversee and expand the team in the Office of Rural Health, ensure continuous leadership to bring the Kearney expansion project to fruition and continue to pursue the expansion and training of preceptors in UNMC’s rural Nebraska communities.
“Nikki and her team have helped UNMC achieve considerable advancements over her tenure,” said Vice Chancellor for External Relations Chris Kratochvil, MD, who made the announcement with UNMC Interim Chancellor Dele Davies, MD. “She will be greatly missed, but our goal is to maintain the positive momentum she has initiated.”
Dr. Davies agreed, saying, “Dr. Meyer is uniquely suited for this role, given his tenure as a senior leader, his background in clinical and preceptor education and his role as one of the original architects of the Health Science Education Complex and UNMC’s expansion to the UNK campus.”
“The work of the Office of Rural Health is vital to UNMC and Nebraska on so many fronts,” Dr. Meyer said. “I am honored by the opportunity to help maintain the upward trajectory and bring some of the exciting initiatives to fruition.”
Congrats to Nikki Caritt for her stellar leadership and thrilled to see Dean Meyer take on this strategic role. Our UNMC relationship to small towns across Nebraska is critical to fulfilling our mission, and Kyle has walked the walk in investing in Kearney and rural Nebraska!
Congratulations on your this new appointment.
Congrats Dr. Meyer
Congratulations Dr. Meyer! Quite an honor and more than deserved!!
Congratulations!! Your leadership skills are once again recognized, knowing that you are up to the task!
U da’ man, Kyle! Know you will do a great job in this important position.
Congratulations, Dr. Meyer, on your new leadership role! Excited to see you advance healthcare workforce development across Nebraska – especially in our rural communities.
Congratulations Dr. Meyer!
Great appointment, Kyle. Congratulations! You have all the qualities, personal and professional, needed for this important campus-wide endeavor and position. All the best!
Congratulations, Dr. Meyer! Your exceptional knowledge and skill will serve Nebraska health care well.
Kyle , Congratulation on this new leadership opportunity. You and your team will continue to build on the momentum that Rural Health initiatives in Nebraska will continue to need.
Congratulations, Dr. Meyer!
Congratulations, Kyle. You are absolutely the right choice to lead.
Congratulations, Dr. Meyer! Best wishes on this new leadership role.
Congratulations. Rural Health is in good hands!