No deal for Epps
Re “Public job, private salary,” editorial, April 11
The UCLA School of Public Health has not extended an offer to Antionette Smith Epps, chief executive of the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, nor is there a “deal” for her to join our faculty. Faculty are hired after a rigorous process, and only if they will enhance the school’s research, teaching and service mission.
Part-time appointments are not unusual; many of our faculty hold full-time positions elsewhere. Their knowledge and practical experience provide invaluable real-world perspectives and opportunities for our students -- opportunities that we believe will prepare them to become our future public health leaders.
LINDA ROSENSTOCK MD, MPH
Dean, UCLA School of Public Health
Los Angeles
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