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It is my pleasure to share with you the outcome of the search for the vice president for clinical operations and executive director of the Medical University Hospital Authority. About six months ago, we began the process of selecting a successor for Stuart Smith. A search committee was appointed and Dean Etta Pisano served as its chair. Working with search consultants, a very strong field of candidates was identified from across the country. Three rounds of interviews were conducted, ultimately leading to a unanimous selection by our board of trustees. The board felt that the most outstanding candidate was right here at MUSC and Dr. Pat Cawley, our current executive medical director and chief medical officer, was offered the position.

A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Cawley received his medical degree from Georgetown University and his master's degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He trained in internal medicine at Duke University and was named a master in hospital medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine. He also is certified by the American College of Physician Executives and is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a past president of the Society of Hospital Medicine.

Dr. Cawley brings to his new position a deep understanding and appreciation for the medical university. He has been a champion for MUSC Excellence, and under his guidance, we have made tremendous progress in measures of quality and patient safety. The University Healthsystem Consortium recently recognized these efforts by awarding the coveted Rising Star honor to the medical university. We fully expect that Dr. Cawley will bring this same dedicated pursuit of excellence to his new responsibilities.

In order to allow the smoothest possible transition in leadership, Dr. Cawley will serve as executive director designate, working closely with interim executive director Kester Freeman through the end of March. At the beginning of April, Dr. Cawley will assume the executive director position. In the interim, he and Mr. Freeman will focus on working with our senior leadership team and Huron Healthcare to implement a number of initiatives to improve our performance and increase our efficiency. Dr. Cawley also will work in the next few months to develop longer-term plans and appoint his successor as executve medical director and chief medical officer.

I trust you will join me in welcoming Dr. Cawley to his new role. Thank you for all you do to advance the mission of the medical univeristy and to help us serve the citizens of South Carolina.

With best wishes,

Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
MUSC President



Friday, Jan. 25, 2013



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