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AUTHORIZATION REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE MEDICAL CENTER

WHEREAS, the Medical Center Operating Board is the governing body for the Medical Center; and

WHEREAS, the resolution of the Board of Visitors creating the Medical Center Operating Board includes organizational and financial management of the Medical Center among the Operating Board's duties; and

WHEREAS, the Medical Center Operating Board is aware of the dynamic nature of health care delivery and the increased financial and operating challenges facing academic medical centers throughout the country; and

WHEREAS, the Medical Center Operating Board further recognizes the importance of a strong, cooperative relationship between the Medical Center and the School of Medicine; and

WHEREAS, the Medical Center Operating Board believes that it is in the best interest of the Medical Center to provide Medical Center senior management with appropriate flexibility in order to meet successfully these significant challenges and to strengthen the Medical Center's relationship with the School of Medicine; and

WHEREAS, the Medical Center Operating Board has reviewed and endorsed the strategic direction of the Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Center and the Dean and Vice President of the School of Medicine relative to the organization chart and bylaws and the financial relationship between the Medical Center and the School of Medicine and the commitment to planning at the System level;

RESOLVED that the Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Center, in consultation with the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the University and with the advice of the Dean and Vice President of the School of Medicine, is authorized to create an organizational structure for the delivery of care within the Medical Center and its facilities as the Vice President and Chief Executive Officer deems appropriate; and

RESOLVED FURTHER that the Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Center, in consultation with the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the University, is authorized to engage in joint planning efforts and financial sharing arrangements with the School of Medicine as the Vice President and Chief Executive Officer deems appropriate.