University Health Care services and the UM System's medical schools will be consolidated under a new health science center. UM System President Gary Forsee and MU Chancellor Brady Deaton announced the reorganization at a 9 a.m. news conference.
The center will be headed by a new vice chancellor for health sciences. Dr. Harold Williamson, a professor of Family and Community Medicine at MU, agreed to serve as interim vice chancellor while a national search is conducted to permanently fill the position. The reorganization also calls for a University of Missouri Health Care advisory board chaired by Forsee. The new consolidated organization will officially begin operations Sept. 8.
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