JACKSON — Dr. LouAnn Woodward, leader of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, will help set the course for medical education in this country and beyond as chair of a powerful accrediting body.
For a one-year term that begins July 1, Woodward officially takes over as chair of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education which sets standards for U.S.- and Canadian-chartered medical education programs run by universities or medical schools.
Having led UMMC since March 1, 2015 as vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, Woodward served simultaneously as chair-elect of the LCME for a year after being confirmed unanimously by its board.
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