We have received the report of the Consultative Review Committee on the Reappointment of J. Larry Jameson as Executive Vice President of the University for the Health System and Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine, and we are delighted to recommend to the Trustees the reappointment of Dean Jameson for a second term, to run through June 30, 2023.

After receiving its charge from us, the Consultative Committee conducted a comprehensive review of Dean Jameson’s first term as Dean and identified the major challenges and opportunities facing Dean Jameson and the Perelman School of Medicine in the years ahead. The Committee assessed and analyzed the accomplishments of the Dean and the School over the past five years in a wide array of domains, including strategic vision and planning; faculty recruitment, retention, and diversity; academic programs and student quality; research and scholarly programs, including both basic and clinical research; clinical programs and services; School administration and staff; finances and fundraising; facilities and infrastructure; and engagement with alumni, the professional community, and the general public. 

The Committee was enthusiastic and unanimous in its confidence that Dean Jameson has the skills to effectively address the varied opportunities and challenges he and the School will face in the years ahead and therefore to have a successful and productive second term as Executive Vice President and Dean. 

We agree with the Committee’s conclusion that Dean Jameson’s first term was one of significant accomplishment; the Perelman School and Penn Medicine have seen impressive and continued progress under his leadership. We also concur with the Committee’s observation that the Dean, in his second term, will need to carefully steward the Perelman School and Penn Medicine in a period characterized by great opportunity and change.

The Committee found especially notable the comprehensive, inclusive, and far-reaching strategic plan, developed with Dean Jameson’s strong leadership and support, that guided his first term. The Committee also noted two overarching accomplishments of the Dean’s that merit special mention: his abiding sense of University citizenship and his full embrace of the multi-dimensional and integrated mission of Penn Medicine.

We wholeheartedly agree with the members of this Review Committee and will enthusiastically recommend to the Trustees that J. Larry Jameson be reappointed as Executive Vice President of the University for the Health System and Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine. 

—Amy Gutmann, President
—Vincent Price, Provost