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| 1st Dean of the UNLV School of Medicine | |
| In office May 19, 2014 – June 30, 2012 Planning dean: May 19, 2014 – November 10, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | School established |
| Succeeded by | John Fildes (interim) Marc Kahn |
| 6th Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center | |
| In office January 1, 2005 – June 30, 2012 | |
| Chancellor | Bernadette Gray-Little |
| Preceded by | Donald Hagen |
| Succeeded by | Steve Stites (interim) Doug Girod |
| 14th Executive Dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine | |
| In office July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Deborah Powell |
| Succeeded by | Steve Stites (interim) Doug Girod |
| Interim Chancellor of the University of Kansas | |
| In office July 1, 2009 – August 15, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Hemenway |
| Succeeded by | Bernadette Gray-Little |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Frajola 1942 (age 81–82) Minnesota, U.S. |
| Spouse | G. William Atkinson |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Residence(s) | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Alma mater | College of Wooster (BA) Thomas Jefferson University (MD) |
| Profession | Medical Doctor Professor University Administrator |
Barbara (Frajola) Atkinson (born c.1942) is an American former educator, medical doctor, and university administrator. From 2014 until 2019, she helped create and oversaw the UNLV School of Medicine. Prior to time at UNLV, she was the executive vice chancellor for the University of Kansas Medical Center for 10 years, and the executive dean for the University of Kansas School of Medicine for 12 years. Prior to moving to Kansas, Atkinson worked in Pennsylvania.[1]
Biography
editEarly years
editAtkinson was born in Minnesota. She attended College of Wooster where she graduated with a bachelor of arts and attended the Thomas Jefferson University Medical College to receive her medical degree.[2] After earning her medical degree, she was hired at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she served as an associate professor and director of the cytopathology laboratory from 1978 to 1987. In 1987, she left to become professor and chair for the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department at the Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1996 and later severed as the school's dean from 1996 to 1999.[3]
University of Kansas Medical Center
editAtkinson left Pennsylvania to become the chair for the KU Medical Center's Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in 2000. Just two years later in 2002, she was named the sixth executive dean for the school of medicine, which oversees both the Kansas City and Wichita, Kansas campuses.[4] As Executive Vice Chancellor, Atkinson made her number one priority to achieve the National Cancer Institute's comprehensive cancer center designation for KU's Cancer Center, which was designated on July 12, 2012.[5] During her time as executive vice chancellor, she opened a new campus for the medical school in Salina, Kansas in 2011,[6] oversaw the Medical Center's largest research operations expansion, and expanded it's Wichita campus to a four-year school.[7] Atkinson retired on June 30, 2012, and left as the first and only woman to serve as both the executive vice chancellor and executive dean for the Medical Center.[8]
In April 2010, US President Barack Obama appointed Atkinson to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.[9]
From July 2009 to August 2009, Atkinson served as the interim chancellor for the University of Kansas.[10]
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
editOn May 19, 2014, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced Atkinson as its planning dean for the new school of medicine.[11] She was hired to develop and form a new medical school, oversee academic planning, fundraising, and establish a community advisory committee. She helped fundraise $13.5 million in just 60 days to create student scholarships.[12] She was named the founding dean on November 10, 2015.[13] She resigned September 1, 2019.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Barbara Atkinson: Founding Dean, UNLV School of Medicine". Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "About Barbara Atkinson". Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Udall, Pam (November 10, 2015). "Barbara Atkinson Named Founding Dean of UNLV School of Medicine" (Press release). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "University of Kansas Medical Center: Officer of the Executive Vice Chancellor: About Barbara Atkinson". Archived from the original on November 18, 2005. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "KU Cancer Center gets NCI designation". July 12, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "KU Med Plans Expansions For Salina And Wichita". April 16, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "University of Kansas School of Medicine leader Atkinson steps down". November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Dean of Medicine to step down". November 11, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Obama appoints University of Kansas doctor to bioethics commission". April 5, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Atkinson to fill interim top role". June 4, 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Barbara Atkinson Appointed Planning Dean for UNLV School of Medicine". May 7, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "The Wheel for February 21, 2019: Barbara Atkinson – Dean of Medicine, UNLV". February 21, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "UNLV names Atkinson founding dean of medical school". November 10, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Dean Atkinson Stepping Down From UNLV Med School In September". July 25, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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