LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The dean of UNLV’s faculty of medication will step down on Friday, the 8 Information Now Investigators have discovered.
Dr. Marc J. Kahn, who took the highest job on the Kirk Kerkorian College of Medication in April 2020, will return to the college’s school, the college’s officer in cost stated in a press release Monday.
Kahn’s appointment got here throughout the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a press release written Monday, Kahn stated he’ll assume the brand new position of chief of hematology within the division of inside drugs.
“During this transition, I remain committed to contributing to the school in new ways as a member of faculty,” Kahn stated within the assertion.
Neither Kahn nor the college supplied a purpose for Kahn’s abrupt departure.
Final month, Dr. Keith Whitfield stepped down as UNLV’s president, claiming he wanted are inclined to his mom and spend extra time together with his grandchildren. 8 Information Now reported, on the time, a rising frustration from the Nevada System of Increased Training Board of Regents towards Whitfield, a few of whom appeared to misplaced religion in college president’s management.
NSHE appointed its provost, Dr. Christopher Heavey, to function its officer in cost, whereas it searches for a alternative for Whitfield.
In his assertion about Kahn, Heavy didn’t point out a alternative however stated the college would “begin the process to identify an interim dean to ensure a smooth leadership transition.”
