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Tom Jackiewicz named UChicago Medicine President and COO
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om Jackiewicz joined the University of Chicago Medicine in August as the President of the University of Chicago Medical Center and Chief Operating Officer of the UChicago Medicine health system. Previously, he served as chief executive officer for Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California and a senior vice president for USC. He succeeds Sharon O’Keefe, who retired in July. His career has focused on executing ambitious and broad transformations in academic medicine and engaging physician leaders in organizational
“ I’ve admired UChicago Medicine and its pioneering approach to advancing clinical care through scientific research, and for educating the next generation of physicians and scientists.” Tom Jackiewicz
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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DIVISION
change. During his almost nine-year tenure at Keck Medicine, he grew USC’s medical enterprise from two for-profit hospitals to a $2.1 billion regional academic health system with internationally renowned physicians, care quality in the top quartile in the country and strong scientific research capabilities. Under his leadership, Keck Medical Center of USC was ranked No. 16 on the U.S. News & World Report 2019-20 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, and Keck Hospital of USC achieved Magnet recognition in 2018, the highest national honor for excellence in nursing and patient care. Jackiewicz previously served in leadership roles in both medical schools and academic health systems at the University of California, San Diego, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University School of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center. He is the former president of Global Health Data @ Work, which uses data, medical evidence, and professional insights from the world’s best healthcare systems to promote more timely, equitable and effective patient care globally. He is a former board member of the California Hospital Association, the University HealthSystem Consortium (now Vizient), and a former member of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Advisory Panel on Health Care and national chair of the AAMC Group on Business Affairs. He emerged as the top candidate in a competitive national search because of his deep knowledge of academic medicine and experience with the tripartite mission of research, clinical care and medical education. “Tom is the right leader to succeed Sharon and help us continue the University of Chicago’s legacy of advancing the forefront of medicine through outstanding patient-centered clinical care, scientific discovery and innovation, and continued growth as an academic health system,” said Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, Dean and Executive Vice President for Biology and Medicine at the University of Chicago and President of the UChicago Medicine health system.
