Message from the President
September 15, 2020
Dear Colleagues,
As some of you may know by now, Dr. John Krouse, Executive Vice President of Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, has announced that he will be stepping down from his administrative posts at the end of August 2021 to join our faculty in the School of Medicine.
During his three years as Dean and Executive Vice President, Dr. Krouse has made significant contributions not only to the School of Medicine and its progress toward LCME accreditation, but also to the development of our UT Health RGV clinical enterprise and to the shepherding of professional doctorates in pharmacy, physical therapy, and podiatry through the approval process. We owe him a special debt of gratitude for his leadership as we have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. His leadership in establishing testing sites, developing protocols for the health and safety of our campus and community, and in providing care for those who got the disease saved many lives. We have been very fortunate to have Dr. Krouse in a leadership role.
“It has been my great privilege and honor to work with everyone at UTRGV, and I wish all of our students, faculty and staff the very best,” Dr. Krouse said. “Over the next 12 months, I will work to support your success and the success of the university. I remain truly humbled by this wonderful opportunity.”
We will begin a search for his successor in the coming months, but we are fortunate to have Dr. Krouse’s leadership for the next year. Please join me in thanking him for his contributions.
Sincerely,
Guy Bailey
President