Jeffrey M Bumpous, M.D., FACS Dean of the School of Medicine Vice President for Health Affairs Endowed Chair of Otolaryngology

I am humbled and excited by the opportunity to lead your University of Louisville School of Medicine and the Health Sciences Center campus as the new Dean and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs (EVPHA). The process for replacing long-serving leadership is not an easy task, and I would like to especially thank those on the search committee and President Schatzel for their dedication and continued commitment to a strong health science enterprise at the University of Louisville.

The success of the UofL School of Medicine is personal to me, and it is my vision and my desire to make our academic medical center the number one educational healthcare system in the state of Kentucky. As an alumnus of the UofL School of Medicine, I am committed to strategically advancing our medical enterprise. Having actively served as interim Dean for almost a year, I have developed deep relationships with faculty, staff, learners, and administration across the School and University.  I have taken my 30 years of knowledge of this great institution, the national landscape of academic medicine and leadership, and what I have learned from all of you, to strongly position the school in all strategic areas by building and deepening relationships, making important connections, understanding and promoting the health of the University Ecosystem and posturing the School to make deep and abiding impact into the next decades, especially preserving and expanding our strong clinical, educational and community work, and creatively expanding vision, strategy and financial resourcing around a growing and significant research enterprise.  

The research, innovation, and education that transpires at the UofL School of Medicine is changing health care as we know it, and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as Dean and EVPHA as we work to foster a healthier world. Looking ahead, I am confident in the future of the UofL School of Medicine. With plans that foster innovative teaching and groundbreaking research, I know that the school will inspire, innovate, and impact the world and I am proud to be a part of what’s to come. In the coming months, I look forward to sharing my vision and proposed strategies to accelerate the successes of the School and the University as well as how I will contribute to achieving our organization’s mission and vision.

Thank you in advance for your support and dedication to making our wonderful School and University the best place to Learn, Discover, Connect and Work.

Contact Information

Office of the Dean
School of Medicine
Abell Administration Building
323 E. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40202
502 852-1499
meddean@louisville.edu

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