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UC San Diego. Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences. Associate Dean administrative records
RSS 8400
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: UC San Diego. Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences. Associate Dean administrative records
Identifier/Call Number: RSS 8400
Physical Description:
9.45 Linear feet
(24 archives boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1960-1990
Abstract: Records of the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences contain subject files, departmental materials, and
committees. Materials document aspects of the administration related to the UC San Diego School of Medicine and the UC San
Diego Medical Center.
Languages:
English
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Acquired 1988.
UC San Diego. Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences. Associate Dean administrative records, RSS 8400. Special
Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Services at the University of California, San Diego was established in
1973 with V. Wayne Kennedy serving as the first associate vice chancellor. The Office is responsible for the administrative
aspects of Health Sciences, including the School of Medicine and the UCSD Medical Center. When Kennedy was appointed, the
Associate Vice Chancellor was responsible for managing and utilizing the financial, physical, and human resources of Health
Sciences at the university; including the analysis and formulation of policy and guidelines affecting the Health Sciences.
In addition, the Associate Vice Chancellor served as the principal liaison to campus and university entities on resource matters,
as well as the Director of the UCSD Medical Center; reporting directly to the Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences.
The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences has evolved and reorganized several times since its inception
in 1973. In 1978, the office was renamed the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences Administration. By 1996, the office
was renamed to Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs Administration - Health Sciences and in 1997, the name was truncated
to Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs. The name of the office changed back to Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences
Administration in 1999. By the time Gary S. Firestein was appointed in 2020, the office was named Senior Associate Vice Chancellor
for Health Sciences.
Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences have included: V. Wayne Kennedy (1973-1981), vacant (1981-1983), Robert J. Erra
(1983), position was absentia (1984), Michael Stringer (1985-1996), A. W. Russ (1996-1999), Roger D. Meyer (1999-unknown),
Palmer Taylor (2002-unknown), and Gary S. Firestein (2020-present).
Scope and Contents of Collection
Records of the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences contain subject files, departmental materials, and
committees. Materials document aspects of the administration related to the UC San Diego School of Medicine and the UC San
Diego Medical Center. The bulk of the materials document the Associate Vice Chancellorship of V. Wayne Kennedy (1973-1981).
Arranged in three series: 1) SUBJECT FILES, 2) DEPARTMENTS, and 3) COMMITTEES.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
University of California, San Diego. School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego. Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences. Associate Dean, Administration
Kennedy, V. Wayne, 1938- -- Archives