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Newly appointed Director of the Crump Institute
Arion Hadjioannou, Ph.D., appointed Director of the Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging (CIMI) effective June 1, 2025.

Newly Appointed Inaugural Associate Dean and Special Advisor for Professionalism
Tara Peris, PhD, Associate Dean for Professionalism, and Melinda Maggard-Gibbons, MD, Special Advisor for Clinical Professionalism, appointed May 1, 2025

Newly Appointed Chair of Radiological Sciences
Jonathan Goldin, MD, Ph.D., appointed Chair of UCLA's Department of Radiological Sciences, effective April 1, 2025.

What Is an Anesthesiologist?
Award-winning teacher Dr. Jason Lee shares how to become an anesthesiologist and offers advice for those considering specializing in anesthesiology.
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The Office of Academic Affairs for the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) provides School of Medicine departments with the following services:
- Proper implementation of academic personnel policies for the UC system and for UCLA specifically
- Review and approval of academic recruitment, appointment, merit, and promotion actions
- Faculty development and mentoring
- Health Sciences Compensation Plan administration
- Review, approval, and implementation of annual departmental budgets for Health Sciences Compensation Plan faculty
- Provide forms and links for academic actions, policy, and forms
- Support for the UCLA international community through immigration and special program advising, support, and advocacy.