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April 19, 2024 Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Alyssa H. Hasty, Ph.D., as the new Vice Provost and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Career Development, effective Aug. 1. She will hold the George A. and Nancy P. Shutt Professorship in Medical Science. Dr. Hasty joins UT Southwestern from Vanderbilt University, where she is Senior Associate Dean for Faculty in the Basic Sciences, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and

May 24, 2024 Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Tarek K. Rajji, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., as the new Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, with a secondary appointment in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute, effective on or before Oct. 1. He will hold the Stanton Sharp Distinguished Chair in Psychiatry. Dr. Rajji joins us from the University of Toronto where he is Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Division, and Executive

June 12, 2024 Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Antonia F. Chen, M.D., M.B.A., as the new Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, effective Oct. 1. She will hold the Dr. Charles F. Gregory Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Chen joins UT Southwestern from Harvard Medical School where she is Chief of Arthroplasty and Joint Reconstruction and Director of Research of Arthroplasty Services in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dear Colleagues, We write to share the news that Michael Rosen, Ph.D., holder of the Mar Nell and F. Andrew Bell Distinguished Chair in Biochemistry, has announced his intention to step down from his position as Chair of the Department of Biophysics after a successor is identified. He will remain as Professor in the Department and continue his impactful research. In 2012, Dr. Rosen was named the inaugural Chair of the Department of Biophysics, which was established to emphasize

January 13, 2025 Dear Colleagues, I write to share the news that Charles W. Whitten, M.D., holder of the Margaret Milam McDermott Distinguished Chair in Anesthesiology and Pain Management, has informed us of his decision to step down as Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management after 17 years of dedicated leadership. After completing undergraduate studies at Southern Methodist University, Dr. Whitten earned his medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce the appointment of Wendy W. Chapman, Ph.D., as Associate Dean for Health Informatics and Director of the Center for Clinical Informatics effective July 7, succeeding Christoph Lehmann, M.D., who retired in 2024. She will also be the Chief Learning Health Officer for UT Southwestern Health System and will be the holder of the Fred F. Florence Bioinformation Center Fund in support of her efforts. Dr. Chapman joins us from the University of

July 22, 2025 Dear Colleagues, I write to share the news that Thomas J. Wang, M.D., holder of the Donald W. Seldin Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine, will step down from his position as Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and Physician-in-Chief of William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital to become Dean of the University of Michigan Medical School, effective Sept. 15. Dr. Wang joined UT Southwestern in February 2020 and capably led our largest

Dear Colleagues, Building on UT Southwestern’s long tradition of nurturing physician-scientists through the Perot Family Scholars Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), we are establishing the Physician-Scientist Development Office. It will support not only our MSTP students in their career development, but also M.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. trainees in our Physician Scientist Training Programs (PSTP) as well as young faculty seeking to pursue research as part of their career path. We are

August 7, 2025 Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that UT Southwestern is launching the Sequencing Populations to Accelerate Research and Care (SPARC) program – a wide-ranging initiative to create an institutional biobank and perform whole-exome sequencing (WES) on up to 150,000 patients seen within our health system. In collaboration with our biotechnology partner, Regeneron Inc., this initiative will generate an exceptionally rich data resource of linked genetic and

Pain Frequency, Intensity and Burden Scale (P-FIBS) Indicate how you feel by circling one number on the scale for each question (items 1-4). 1. How frequently have you experienced pain in the past week? Never Some of About Half of Most of Everyday the Days the Days the Days 0 1 2 3 4 5 6