(May 2, 2011) Jane T. Schumaker was named executive director and chief executive officer of University Physicians, Inc. (UPI), which provides support for the clinical business and professional contracting operations for CU medical school doctors. She also serves as senior associate dean for finance and administration in the medical school. Schumaker comes to Colorado from the University of Chicago medical school, where she was associate dean for administration. Her new roles with UPI and CU began March 1, 2011.
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"CU doctors are key to the success of one of the top medical schools in the country," Schumaker says. "I want to keep that momentum going in education and to support the doctors as they continue to serve Coloradans with excellent health care, research and community involvement."
Schumaker succeeds Lilly Marks, who now serves as CU vice president for health affairs and executive vice chancellor of the Anschutz Medical Campus.