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MUSC board of trustees names new dean and vice president of Medical Affairs for the College of Medicine | MUSC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Dec. 9, 2022) – The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Board of Trustees held their regularly scheduled committee sessions and board meeting on Dec. 8 and 9, respectively. After a national search process, the MUSC Board of Trustees voted to approve Terrence E. “Terry” Steyer, M.D., MUSC Department of Family Medicine chair, as the new dean and vice president of Medical Affairs for the College of Medicine. Steyer has served as interim dean of the college since April 2022. “The board is thankful for Dr. Steyer’s interim service as dean, and we look forward to his leadership of this incredibly important…
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In acquisition, Atrius rejected the biggest names in Massachusetts health care. Here’s what it all means.
A search for suitors in 2020 would ultimately pit some of the largest names in Massachusetts and national health care against one another, including the state’s largest insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, several large health systems — Mass General Brigham, Tufts Medicine, and Beth Israel Lahey Health — and the country’s largest physician organization, Optum Care. In the end, Optum won. Experts say that the behind-the-scenes details, spelled out in court documents, are a microcosm of the jockeying for power and market share happening on the local and national scale. The result, signed off on by Attorney General Maura Healey and the state’s Supreme Judicial Court in April,…
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Health care workers who sued state over vaccine mandate reveal names in court
Seven of the nine health care workers who sued Gov. Janet Mills and others over the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers revealed their names in federal court on Monday. The health care workers originally filed their lawsuit anonymously, citing fears for their safety. The lawsuit prompted several Maine newspapers to intervene in an effort to force the plaintiffs to be identified. The Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and Sun Journal filed a motion in November 2021 challenging the group’s right to file the complaint anonymously. The newspapers argued that the plaintiffs “alleged fear of harm no longer outweighs the public’s interest in open legal proceedings,” according…
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NMMA names director of environment, health and safety compliance
NMMA announced Jeff Wasil as Director of Environment, Health and Safety Compliance. He will serve as the technical representative to external organizations, advise NMMA members on environmental regulations and work on international issues impacting the boating industry. Wasil has been a leader of global marine regulatory development and key member of marine industry technical projects during his tenure at Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (BRP), one of the largest manufacturers of powersports products, propulsion systems and boats. “We are thrilled to welcome Jeff to NMMA. He brings extensive technical experience to this role to harmonize emissions standards and manage the transition to low carbon technologies and marine electrification,” said Tillie Fowler,…
