UM: Executive Hire

UM announced today that Ora Hirsch Pescovitz has been tapped as the new executive vice president for medical affairs and CEO of the UM Health System, replacing Robert Kelch, who is retiring later this year. Her hire is contingent on approval by UM regents at their March 19 board meeting. She is currently executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine and president and CEO of Riley Hospital for Children. [Source]