The

 

University

 

of 

 

Medicine

 

and

 

Dentistry

 

of 

 

New

 

Jersey

 

Advisory

 

Committee

 

January

 

25,

 

2012

 

Final

 

Report

 

i

 

The

 

University

 

of 

 

Medicine

 

and

 

Dentistry

 

of 

 

New

 

Jersey

 

Advisory

 

Committee

 

Dr.

 

Sol

 

J.

 

Barer,

 

Chairman

 

Robert

 

E.

 

Campbell

 

Joyce

 

Wilson

 

Harley,

 

Esq.

 

Anthony

 

J.

 

Perno

 

III,

 

Esq.

 

Dr.

 

Harold

 

T.

 

Shapiro

 

 

 

ii

 

TRANSMITTAL

 

LETTER

 

January

 

25,

 

2012

 

The

 

Honorable

 

Christopher

 

J.

 

Christie

 

Governor,

 

State

 

of 

 

New

 

Jersey

 

The

 

State

 

House

 

125

 

West

 

State

 

Street

 

Trenton,

 

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Jersey

 

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Dear

 

Governor

 

Christie:

 

On

 

behalf 

 

of 

 

my

 

University

 

of 

 

Medicine

 

and

 

Dentistry

 

of 

 

New

 

Jersey

 

Advisory

 

Committee

 

colleagues,

 

I

 

respectfully

 

transmit

 

the

 

Committee’s

 

final

 

report,

 

in

 

which

 

you

 

will

 

find

 

our

 

unanimous

 

recommendations

 

for

 

restructuring

 

health

 

sciences

 

education,

 

research

 

and

 

associated

 

clinical

 

activities

 

statewide.

 

While

 

this

 

set

 

of 

 

recommendations

 

represents

 

an

 

essential

 

first

 

step

 

toward

 

improving

 

health

 

sciences

 

education

 

and

 

research

 

in

 

New

 

Jersey,

 

over

 

time

 

additional

 

initiatives

 

will

 

be

 

required

 

to

 

realize

 

the

 

full

 

potential

 

of 

 

the

 

State’s

 

investments

 

in

 

this

 

arena.

 

It

 

has

 

been

 

an

 

honor

 

and

 

a

 

privilege

 

to

 

confront

 

the

 

significant

 

and

 

complex

 

challenge

 

you

 

set

 

before

 

us.

 

The

 

Committee

 

has

 

met

 

regularly

 

since

 

it

 

commenced

 

discussions

 

in

 

May

 

2011

 

and

 

has

 

solicited

 

the

 

advice

 

of 

 

a

 

very

 

broad

 

spectrum

 

of 

 

those

 

with

 

significant

 

interest

 

and

 

concern

 

in

 

the

 

area

 

of 

 

our

 

charge.

 

We

 

hope

 

our

 

observations

 

and

 

recommendations

 

reflect

 

the

 

thoughtful,

 

deliberate

 

and

 

informed

 

conversations

 

we

 

carried

 

out

 

within

 

a

 

robust

 

stakeholder

 

process.

 

Once

 

more,

 

it

 

has

 

been

 

our

 

privilege

 

to

 

commence,

 

continue

 

and

 

complete

 

this

 

work

 

on

 

your

 

behalf 

 

and

 

to

 

serve

 

the

 

State

 

of 

 

New

 

Jersey

 

through

 

these

 

efforts.

 

Sincerely,

 

Dr.

 

Sol

 

J.

 

Barer,

 

Chairman