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Employee Engagement Survey Results and Next Steps To the UT Southwestern Community: I am writing to thank you for your participation in the recently concluded Values in Practice (VIP) Employee Engagement Survey and to provide you with an initial summary of the results. You will be hearing further from others in the coming weeks, as leaders and staff from the Department of Human Resources provide more detailed results to executives, supervisors, and employees across the institution and

Retirement of Robin Jacoby, VP and Chief of Staff, and appointment of Courtney Rottman as Chief of Staff Aug. 25, 2020 To the UT Southwestern Community: I am writing to announce that Robin M. Jacoby, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief of Staff, who has served as a valued advisor, a key member of the executive team, and an important contributor to countless institutional initiatives for the past 11 years, will retire at the end of September. I want to express my deep gratitude, both

U.S. News & World Report Rankings July 27, 2020 To the UT Southwestern Community: I am pleased to write to let you know that for the fourth year in a row, UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital is the No. 1 Best Hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth and the No. 2 Best Hospital in Texas in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings, which were released this evening. This year, 10 of our clinical programs were nationally ranked (within the top 50 in the country) – an

In Memoriam: Dr. Roger Unger August 31, 2020 Dear Colleagues: We are saddened to share news of the passing of our esteemed colleague Roger H. Unger, M.D., former Professor of Internal Medicine and, for more than two decades, Director of the Touchstone Center for Diabetes Research. His death represents a great loss for the entire UT Southwestern community, and we offer our sincerest condolences to Dr. Unger’s family. Dr. Unger was a visionary endocrinologist who helped shape

In Memoriam: Dr. John Dietschy July 22, 2020 Dear Colleagues: We write to share news of the passing of our esteemed colleague, John M. Dietschy, M.D., Professor Emeritus and former Chief of the Digestive and Liver Diseases Division in the Department of Internal Medicine. His death represents a great loss for the entire UT Southwestern community, and we offer our sincerest condolences to Dr. Dietschy’s family. Dr. Dietschy was a visionary gastroenterologist who helped shape research

To Our Veterans, Thank You November 10, 2020 To the UT Southwestern Community: Tomorrow we will celebrate Veterans Day, a day when we pause to pay tribute to the 18 million living Americans who have served in the military. It is a privilege for me to take time to honor these men and women for their service, and I am especially proud to extend that acknowledgment to more than 750 veterans working at UT Southwestern who have served our country across all branches of the military. We

Campus Policies on Masking and Other NPIs Will Remain Unchanged March 4, 2021 To the UT Southwestern Community: I want to thank all of you who joined the Executive Vice Presidents and myself at our Town Hall yesterday and hope that you found it informative and helpful. I am writing to follow up on an issue that I am sure is on the minds of many on the campus – to provide clarity on our campus policies going forward in the context of the announcement made by Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday

Leadership Transition in Business Affairs April 8, 2021 To the UT Southwestern Community: I am writing with a mixture of regret and appreciation to announce that Arnim Dontes, Executive Vice President for Business Affairs, will be leaving UT Southwestern at the end of July to assume a new position as Deputy Dean for Finance and Administration at the Yale School of Medicine. Arnim came to UT Southwestern in 2011, and for the past 10 years, he has played an important leadership role

Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability and Distribution December 9, 2020 To the UT Southwestern community: In a week that may prove a watershed in the course of the pandemic, I am writing to share our ongoing efforts on campus to prepare for the possibility of one or more vaccines being approved for emergency use authorization. I know you are following these developments in earnest, and I want to make certain that we effectively address your questions so that you are positioned to

U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals Rankings June 17, 2021 To the UT Southwestern community, We congratulate our UT Southwestern Pediatric Group faculty for their nationally recognized care of patients at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, which has once again been ranked among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 2021-2022, based on patient outcomes. Children’s is the only pediatric hospital in North Texas to rank in all 10