The dean of the University of Missouri’s medical school
says a recent change in leadership was motivated by a sense of urgency prompted
by the school’s accreditation report.
The Columbia Missourian reports that dean Patrice Delafontaine spoke to
medical students Wednesday about the changes, including the resignation of
Rachel Brown in October as the medical school’s associate dean for student
programs and professional development. She remains a professor in the psychiatry
department.
That came on the heels of a June report, which highlighted problems with
student mistreatment and diversity. The school was given two years to improve in
those areas to keep its full accreditation.
Delafontaine said at the meeting that he believed the risk of losing
accreditation was very low, but the issue of mistreatment is unacceptable.
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