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Wayne State University
Dean - Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Detroit, MI

Wayne State University is a nationally recognized public research university with an urban teaching mission. The university is a public Carnegie Research I (Doctoral/Research Extensive) institution with 12 academic colleges offering over 350 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, including pharmacy and health sciences, business, medicine, law, engineering, social work, education, urban planning, and liberal arts and sciences to more than 33,000 students. It attracts one of the largest public graduate and professional school enrollments in the country at over 12,000 students. The National Science Foundation has ranked Wayne State among the top 60 U.S. public institutions for annual research expenditures. Wayne State University is particularly known for its faculty's research in biomedical and health sciences, automotive safety, alternative energy, and the nanosciences. Wayne State University is a member of the University Research Corridor, along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences was created in 1974 by the merger of the college of pharmacy (originally founded in 1924) with several health sciences programs from the school of medicine. The college is home to 26 degree and certificate programs offered by four academic departments: health care sciences, fundamental and applied sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, and pharmacy practice. Programs include: nurse anesthetist, anatomic pathologist assistant, clinical laboratory sciences, mortuary science, occupational therapy, pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, radiologic technology, radiation therapy technology, radiologist assistant studies, and occupational and environmental health sciences. All college programs are currently accredited, by nine different agencies. The college has 80 full-time faculty and over 500 part-time and adjunct faculty. Total enrollment at all levels in the college was 927 students in Fall 2007; 60 percent are in the health sciences programs and 40 percent are in the pharmacy programs.

The new $64 million college facility opened May 2002, featuring 270,000 square feet of learning and research space. It is designed to accept new technology as quickly as it is discovered. Smart classrooms, the CVS/pharmacy Professional Practice Laboratory, distance learning classrooms, the Ford Motor Company Environmental Exposure Laboratory, and an exceptional learning resource center are just some of the features of this outstanding facility.

The dean serves as the chief executive officer of the college and reports directly to the provost and vice president for academic affairs of the university. Applicants should have an earned doctorate or terminal degree in a complementary health field, with a record of excellence in research and scholarly achievement; be a skilled fund-raiser; have a participatory leadership style; and be capable of meeting the standards for tenure with an academic rank of professor at Wayne State University.

Witt/Kieffer, an executive search firm specializing in healthcare has been retained to assist with this search. Please forward all nominations to Anne Zenzer, Senior Vice President, or John Barstad at EACPHS@wittkieffer.com or by telephone at 630-575-6195. You may be assured that all nominations will be handled with the utmost of professional courtesy and confidentiality. For more information about the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, please visit: www.cphs.wayne.edu. Qualified applicants apply online at jobs.wayne.edu posting #035342.

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