P&S Names Vice Dean For Academic Affairs

Anna Taylor

Anne L. Taylor, M.D., currently professor of medicine and associate dean for faculty affairs at the University of Minnesota Medical School, has been named the new vice dean for academic affairs at the College of Physicians and Surgeons.       Dr. Taylor will lead faculty development for CUMC’s more than 4,004 faculty in clinical practice and 299 basic sciences faculty. Her appointment is effective Nov. 23.
Dr. Taylor has extensively researched cardiovascular diseases in minorities and women. In her administrative roles at Minnesota, she led the reorganization of faculty academic tracks, established faculty mentoring programs, and co-chaired university-wide task forces to address diversity. She co-authored a book on faculty mentoring that will be published in 2008 and has co-directed an NIH/National Medical Association mentoring program for minority house staff.