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After leading the UF College of Medicine
for 10 years, Dr. Michael L. Good takes
on a new role at the University of Utah.
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office armed with a cup of black coffee for each of them. For years,
the two would talk over the e matters m
of the day — mostly centered
around how the UF College ge of of
Medicine’s alumni could help the dean
dean
take the medical school to new heights as one of the premier medical
medical
education programs ams in the country.
“We would close ose the door and discuss everything from fundraising
to student admissions ssions to patient safety,” Duke said. “Mike truly listened
to what the alumni mni of this college had to say. He gave us a voice in plotting
its future.”
It was during one of those caffeine-fueled discussions in 2017 that Good
said — or maybe e conjectured aloud — that 10 years as dean was a good run, and
and
perhaps he’d step p down in a year to teach a class or take a sabbatical.
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