This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm Dr Andrew Wilner, and today I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr Scott Strome, executive dean of the College of Medicine and vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Tennessee (UT) Health Science Center. Welcome, Dr Strome.
Scott Strome, MD: Thank you.
Wilner: I want to talk about what it's like to be a dean, specifically of a complex institution like UT in the face of a pandemic like COVID. When you signed on for the job in 2018, you likely said, "Well, this is the list of things that I have to do, and it's going to be a big job." Now that list is a lot bigger since COVID arrived. We all look to our leaders in a time like this to help us. Certainly here in Memphis and in the state of Tennessee, we're very lucky that we have a university that is doing exactly that, looking outward to the community. What kind of help have you been able to orchestrate for everyone, including those who are under your leadership as UT dean?
Strome: As dean, your responsibility is to set direction and take a lot of input from a lot of people.
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How a Medical School Dean Got Ahead of COVID-19
Andrew N. Wilner, MD
DisclosuresNovember 25, 2020
This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm Dr Andrew Wilner, and today I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr Scott Strome, executive dean of the College of Medicine and vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Tennessee (UT) Health Science Center. Welcome, Dr Strome.
Scott Strome, MD: Thank you.
Wilner: I want to talk about what it's like to be a dean, specifically of a complex institution like UT in the face of a pandemic like COVID. When you signed on for the job in 2018, you likely said, "Well, this is the list of things that I have to do, and it's going to be a big job." Now that list is a lot bigger since COVID arrived. We all look to our leaders in a time like this to help us. Certainly here in Memphis and in the state of Tennessee, we're very lucky that we have a university that is doing exactly that, looking outward to the community. What kind of help have you been able to orchestrate for everyone, including those who are under your leadership as UT dean?
Strome: As dean, your responsibility is to set direction and take a lot of input from a lot of people.
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Andrew N. Wilner, MD
Neurohospitalist, Department of Neurology, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, Connecticut
Disclosure: Andrew N. Wilner, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: Accordant Health Services, a CVS Caremark Co.
Receives royalties for: Epilepsy: 199 Answers, 3rd ed (Demos Publications) and Bullets and Brains (Createspace Independent Publishing Platform)