Dr. Jeffrey Glassroth has been named interim dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern announced Friday.
Glassroth replaces Dr. J. Larry Jameson, who is taking a job at the University of Pennsylvania as executive vice president and dean of the School of Medicine.
Glassroth will become interim dean Jan. 1. He is currently the president and CEO of the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation as well as Vice Dean and Chief Academic Officer of Feinberg.
Jameson was dean for three years and has been a member of the Feinberg faculty for 17 years, University President Morton Schapiro said. He will stay on as vice president for medical affairs and dean emeritus after Jan. 1, according to a University announcement.
“It was a great opportunity for him,” Schapiro said in an interview with The Daily. “Brilliant scientist, member of the Institute of Medicine, I wish he’d stay, sure, but I wish him all the best. Penn is an extraordinary opportunity for him and he took it.”
NU has yet to form a search committee for a permanent dean, but will soon, according to the announcement.
The committee will have a difficult task, Schapiro said.
“Anybody want to try to replace Larry Jameson?” he said. “Good luck.”
