Investiture Ceremony of Jane C. Edmond, M.D. Program

Investiture Ceremony of

Jane C. Edmond, M.D. Wong Family Distinguished Universi Chair

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | 4 p.m.

Program Welcome and Opening Remarks C. Martin Harris, M.D., MBA Associate Vice President of the Health Enterprise and Chief Business Officer, Dell Medical School Interim Vice President for Medical Affairs, UT Austin Keynote Jane C. Edmond, M.D. Director, Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute Chair & Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Presentation of Medallion and Closing Remarks C. Martin Harris, M.D., MBA

Jane C. Edmond, M.D. Jane C. Edmond is the director of the Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute and a professor and founding chair in the Department of Ophthalmology at Dell Medical School.

She is also adjunct professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Her practice focuses on pediatric and adult strabismus, medical and surgical management, and neuroophthalmology. She is one of only 25 neuro-ophthalmologists in the country.

She received her undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Austin and her medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed her residency training at Cullen Eye Institute at Baylor College of Medicine. Following her residency, Edmond trained as a Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus fellow at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, then as Neuro-Ophthalmology fellow at the Baylor College of Medicine.

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The Wongs’ support, quite frankly, made ophthalmology a reality at Dell Medical School and has allowed me to recruit a diverse and talented committed group of core faculty.”

– Jane C. Edmond, M.D.

About the Wong Family Dr. Mitchel Wong’s life has been about recognizing opportunities and making important choices. More than six decades ago, the then-University of Texas undergraduate was working in a lab when a young woman named Rose happened by, looking for her missing wallet. The meeting led to a date, then marriage and four sons.

In 2012, when Travis County voters approved an initiative to help pay for a medical school, the doctor and his family saw another opportunity. The first new medical school at a top-tier university in almost half a century was opening at his alma mater in the economically vibrant city of Austin.

Mitchel Wong and his son Shannon saw the opening of Dell Medical School as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help create an ophthalmology institute that would benefit the Austin community and to impact future generations and future medical leaders.

About the Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute at Dell Medical School Launched in 2016 with a generous gift from the Wong family, the Mitchel and Shannon Wong Eye Institute was created to address the urgent challenges of vision loss and access to eye care for all. Central Texas has a strong network of optometrists serving on the front lines of early detection and preventive care. Unfortunately, patients with complex cases requiring surgery and other interventions previously faced travel or lengthy wait times. Through partnerships with Ascension Seton and ophthalmologists across Central Texas, the institute is addressing gaps in care, particularly for low-income residents.

History of the Endowed Chair Endowed chairs are a powerful tradition with a lasting legacy. Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, established the first named chair in England in 1502 at Cambridge and Oxford universities. Five centuries later, her endowed gift continues to support distinguished faculty members.

Today, holding an endowed chair remains one of the highest honors in academia — and recognizes excellence in research, education and care. These prestigious positions are made possible by generous donors who have invested in ensuring visionary health transformation and leadership at Dell Medical School.

Medallions are presented to endowed chairholders during a formal investiture ceremony. The medallion serves as a tribute to the generosity of the donors and to the outstanding accomplishments of the chairholder.

Our Mission

Our Vision

Revolutionize how people get and stay healthy by:

A vital, inclusive health ecosystem: •

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Improving health in our community as a model for the nation; Evolving new models of personcentered, multidisciplinary care that reward value; Accelerating innovation and research to improve health; Educating leaders who transform health care; and Redesigning the academic health environment to better serve society

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Vital: Vigorous, animated, full of life and energy, dynamic Inclusive: Open to everyone Ecosystem: The complex of a community and its environment functioning as a system