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Dr. aLicia moNroe as

first seNior DeaN

Baylor College of Medicine has named Dr. Alicia D. H. Monroe

as Senior Dean of Education and Senior Vice President of Academic

Affairs and Faculty Development, a new leadership position overarching

all four schools of the College.

She currently is the Chief Academic Officer and Vice Dean of Educational Affairs at University of South Florida Morsani

College of Medicine and is a Professor of Family Medicine. Monroe’s position at BCM will be effective February 2014.

As a health sciences university with schools of medicine, biomedical sciences, allied health sciences and tropical medicine, it

is important to have a senior dean to forge collaboration among the

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BayLor coLLege of meDiciNe secures its future as a NatioNaL LeaDer iN acaDemic meDiciNeJan. 7 was an important day for Baylor College of Medicine.

On that day we announced a joint venture with CHI St. Luke’s Health, the umbrella group for all of the St. Luke’s Hospital properties, purchased by Catholic Health Initiatives a year ago.

As you know, Baylor has been determined to chart a path for its adult private clinical mission that allows it to determine its own future with a committed partner. This joint venture, in which Baylor is co-owner with shared governance in a new hospital on the McNair Campus, as well as the existing St. Luke’s Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, is the solution and our partner is a perfect fit. Both hospitals are called Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, and identified by location.

Reaction to the announcement has been very positive.

In a series of Town Hall style meetings with faculty, staff and students in the days following the announcement, it was clear that the joint venture was welcomed news for the Baylor Community.

For the first time, Baylor will have a stake in its own private adult teaching hospital. The joint venture provides us with 50-50 governance with CHI St. Luke’s. That is important in that we not only share in the rewards but also the risks.

It is in the best interest of all of the Baylor community for this to be a suc cessful venture, and we will all work to make sure that it is.

When I recruited Wayne Keathley to Baylor a year ago to oversee the development of the McNair Campus and our clinical network, it was because I knew how good he was as developing a premier program.

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Dr. alicia monroe

He will do an outstanding job as the first president of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, both the existing campus on Bertner Street and the

new hospital on the McNair Campus. We are confident that when the hospital opens in 2015, it will quickly be seen as a place for extraordinary

patient care.

The joint venture also includes other CHI St. Luke’s facilities inside the 610 loop.

It excludes Baylor’s outpatient clinics on the McNair Campus and at the Baylor Clinic. So what does that mean for you? If you currently see a Baylor doctor at

the Baylor Clinic, the Jamail Specialty Care Center, the outpatient clinics on the McNair Campus or the Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, you will continue to

do so and can expect the same exceptional care from your physicians and from the medical and professional staff at these locations.

Baylor physicians will continue to admit patients as needed to the hospital of their choice. The Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center will have an open staff model, with both

full-time Baylor faculty members and community physicians. We believe both groups enhance our patient care mission.

We hope this joint venture will grow our clinical practice and impact our education, research and community missions in significant ways. The Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center will serve

as our primary, private adult teaching hospital and we expect it to offer an opportunity to grow on a national level in areas such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and genetics.

Our long-standing affiliations with Texas Children’s Hospital, Harris Health System, the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and other affiliated hospitals are unaffected by the

joint venture and remain important to the mission of Baylor College of Medicine.

CHI St. Luke’s announced a long-term affiliation with Texas Heart Institute at the same time the joint venture was announced. Many of our faculty members are involved with THI and we see a

significant opportunity for collaboration with the heart institute on the new campus.

Many issues will be addressed as we map the future for Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.

In the days since the announcement, we have been working to put together the next steps for determining the best strategy for moving forward on a number of different levels. It is an exciting

time for Baylor College of Medicine and I thank all of you who have communicated your support and suggestions.

If you have a question about the joint venture, please send me a note at president@bcm.edu.

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wayne Keathly, thi President Dr. James willerson, Dr. Paul Klotman, chi President and ceo Kevin Lofton, Deborah Lee-eddie of chi st. Luke’s.

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aLLieD heaLth stuDeNts ceLeBrate New BegiNNiNgs

Students in BCM’s School of Allied Health Sciences are celebrating not just the new year but also the launch of their professional careers after participating in commencement last month.

The annual School of Allied Health Sciences Commencement was held Saturday, Dec. 7, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Master of Science degrees were conferred by Dr. Paul Klotman, BCM President and CEO, to 35 physician assistant students and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees to 16 nurse anesthesia students.

The Commencement address was given by Dr. Alfred Sadler, President of the Physician Assistant History Society Board of Trustees and co-author of “The Physician Assistant: An Illustrated History.” Dr. David Holcomb, Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences, presided at the ceremony.

For a list of Allied Health academic and research award winners and more photos from recent events, see the BCM Family newsletter.

Dr. Paul Klotman with allied health graduate Kelli Breidenbach

programs and provide additional assistance to strengthen each of

them. Investing in programs that support our faculty is a high priority

for Baylor. Dr. Monroe is a recognized leader in mentoring, professionalism

and development of academic medical leadership programs, making her an

excellent choice to also lead academic affairs and faculty development.

“Baylor College of Medicine is an out-standing institution with an exceptional

portfolio of strengths and achievements. I am honored to join the team and look forward

to collaborating with senior leaders, faculty, administrators and students to advance the

BCM vision and mission,” said Monroe.

At the University of South Florida, Monroe has held several leadership positions and has been

instrumental in coordinating education programs. She joined USF Health in 2008. She oversees

undergraduate medical education programs, the physical therapy program and the master’s program

in graduate studies. She has focused on reengineering medical education to enhance student readiness for

postgraduate training and medical practice.

In partnership with the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Penn., she developed the SELECT (Scholarly

Excellence, Leadership Experiences, Collaborative Training) MD Program. She is the principal investigator

of a new Professional Project jointly sponsored by the Institute on Medicine as a Profession and the Josiah Macy Jr.

Foundation. The project supports the development of new initiatives and training around patient-centered care.

She previously served in leadership roles at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. At Brown, she was the

Associate Dean for Diversity on the Division of Biology and Medicine and a member of the Executive Leadership Council. She

served as Associate Dean of Medicine for Minority Affairs at Brown from 1996 to 2007.

Monroe has written and lectured extensively on curricula and faculty development topics.

She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Brown University in 1973 and her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine

in 1977. She completed residency training in family practice at Methodist Hospital Graduate Medical Center in Indianapolis and an internship in

psychiatry from Georgetown University Medical Center.

At Baylor College of Medicine, Monroe will provide oversight and support to the College’s four schools – the Medical School, the Graduate School of

Biomedical Sciences, the School of Allied Health Sciences and the National School of Tropical Medicine. In her role as Vice President of Academic

Affairs and Faculty Development, she will establish the Academic and Faculty Development Office, which will focus on designing a comprehensive faculty

orientation and development program including faculty mentoring and career development.

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chaya murali

stuDeNt ProfiLe: chaya muraLi

After attending a lecture at BCM by pho tographer Rick Guidotti, who strives to break down perceptions of people with genetic conditions through his work, fourth-year medical student Chaya Murali was inspired to use creativity in another way to impact people with genetic diseases.

She launched Get it Write, a program that uses creative writing to help people with genetic disorders express their feelings and share their experiences. Until recently, the Get it Write workshops have focused on children. But last month, Murali held a Get it Write workshop primarily for adults.

The workshop was part of a regional support meeting for people who suffer from Basal Cell Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome and their family members. The disorder, also known as Gorlin syndrome, is a condition that affects many areas of the body and increases the risk of developing various cancerous and noncancerous tumors.

Working with adults is a bit different than with children, she notes. For one thing, adults need less encouragement to express themselves through writing. She gave them several topics about which to write, including “Write about a time you were brave,” “Tell me about who you admire,” and “How has having the syndrome affected your life.”

By the end of the session, everyone in attendance had shared something they wrote with the rest of the group.

“One of the pieces shared aloud was written by a man whose wife has Gorlin syndrome, and he was at his first support-group meeting. He wrote about how he was scared of coming to the meeting because he didn’t want to hear about all the bad things that could happen to his wife. But he did it to support his wife. Everyone stood up and gave him an ovation, so that was very touching.”

One woman wrote about her tendency to make people she meets feel like family, and how having the syndrome brings out that quality in her. She wrote about how she was in her dermatologist’s office and was asked to talk to another patient, a boy, who had been recently diagnosed. She felt her nurturing quality was enhanced by having dealt with the disease herself.

Like children she has worked with in the past, Murali feels adults can benefit from writing about living with their condition.

“They all have different lives that they probably have difficulty explaining, and to do it through writing provides a positive outlet,” she said. “For me, the writing program makes me feel like I contributed the world and helps me connect to people. Writing in general is a great way to stay grounded.”

Murali hopes to pursue a residency in pediatric genetics.