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Dear SOM Community, On July 7, 2026, I received communication from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting body for medical schools, informing me that our recent progress report was reviewed by the LCME Board on June 16–17, 2026. I am pleased to inform you that the UCR...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a decision in two cases that ruled that consideration of race in college admissions violates the equal protection clause of the US Constitution. As Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, I echo the concern and disappointment in this decision...
I am pleased to welcome everyone back from the winter break and into the New Year. I write to follow up on my message sent on Dec. 22 (see below), and to highlight some updates from the Chancellor’s email of Dec. 31 regarding the precautions UCR is taking in light...