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Dr. Kenneth I. Shine |
On November 24, 2003, Kenneth I. Shine, MD, joined The University of Texas System
as Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. In that capacity he is
responsible for the six UT System health institutions and their aggregate
operating budget of almost $7.1 billion.
Kenneth I. Shine, MD, was President of the Institute of Medicine (IOM),
from 1992-2002. Under Dr. Shine's leadership, the IOM played an important
and visible role in addressing key issues in medicine and healthcare.
IOM reports on quality of care and patient safety, heightened national
awareness of these issues. IOM researchers led studies on nutrition, food
safety, child development; and examined availability and side effects of
vaccines.
Dr. Shine also focused attention on meeting the healthcare needs of all
Americans: he organized symposia to underscore the importance of cultural
sensitivity in healthcare and supported programs to increase immunization
rates, decrease use of tobacco among adolescents, and improve care of the
dying. He emphasized communication of scientific findings and recommendations.
Under his guidance, IOM staff developed CDs, videotapes, guidelines for
community-based research, and publications for researchers, practitioners,
policymakers, and the public.
Dr. Shine was the founding Director of the RAND Center for Domestic and
International Health Security. He led the Center's efforts to make health a
central component of U.S. foreign policy and guide the Center's evolving
research agenda. Dr. Shine brought to this new role decades-long experience
working with international health experts on global issues such as emerging
infectious illnesses, bioethics, and access to care.
Dr. Shine is Professor of Medicine Emeritus at the University of California,
Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine. A cardiologist and physiologist, he
received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1961. Before becoming
president of the IOM, he was Dean and Provost for Medical Sciences at UCLA.
Dr. Shine is a member of many honorary and academic societies, including
Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha, Fellow of the American College of
Cardiology, Master of the American College of Physicians, and was elected
to the Institute of Medicine in 1988. He served as Chairman of the Council
of Deans of the Association of American Medical Colleges from 1991-1992,
and was President of the American Heart Association from 1985-1986.
