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Acting Executive Vice Chancellor

Dr. James C. Guckian was named acting executive vice chancellor for health affairs effective September 1, 2001. The executive vice chancellor for health affairs reports to the chancellor and is directly responsible for the health institutions of the System. The executive vice chancellor works regularly with the chief administrative officers of the health components, ensuring that the missions of the institutions are advanced and that appropriate plans and programs are developed and implemented. There are six health components: four are health science centers which offer a wide range of degree programs and two are specialty tertiary hospitals with outpatient clinical services. All are engaged in medical research, education, and patient care.

Dr. Guckian joined the U.T. System in 1988 as executive associate for health policy and planning. In 1997, he was appointed vice chancellor for health affairs and currently serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of the joint U.T. System-Texas Tech Health Sciences Center health maintenance organization, Texas Universities Health Plan, and medical director of the U.T. System Office of Healthcare Quality and Risk Management. From 1967 to 1988, Dr. Guckian held numerous faculty and administrative positions at the U.T. Medical Branch at Galveston.

O. Henry Hall 204

601 Colorado Street

Austin, Texas 78701-2982

tel: 512/499-4224

fax: 512/499-4313

Email: jguckian@utsystem.edu