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Show Dr. Ebaugh named new dean Dr. Franklin G. Ebaugh, Jr., dean of the Boston University School of Medicine, has been named dean of the University College of Medicine and professor of medicine, effective July 1, 1969. The announcement was made by University President James C. Fletcher following approval by the Board of Regents in December. Dr. Ebaugh, will replace Dr. Kenneth B. Castleton who was appointed Vice President for Medical Affairs by the Board of Regents, effective Jan. Dr. Castleton has been dean since 1962. i First Choice Dr. Louis S. Goodman, Department of Pharmacology understanding of the problems of medical school financing and the relationship between a college of medicine, the related health sciences, and the general university," Dr. Goodman said. International Education Dr. Ebaugh is an outstanding medical educator and has gained international recognition as a clinical investigator, particularly in the field of hematology. He has been dean at Boston since 1964. A Philadelphia native, Dr. Ebaugh spent his childhood and pre-college years in Denver, Colo., where his father is a leading psychiatrist. The new dean received his A.B. degree magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1944 and his M.D. Dr. Franklin G. Ebaugh . . . new dean of College of Medicine chairman and chairman of a special search committee for the new dean, said Dr. Ebaugh was the committee's first choice after an eight-month, nationwide search and interviews with many candidates. The new dean visited the University twice this fall, and President Fletcher met with him in Boston last month. Dr. Goodman said the department chairmen in the College of Medicine had an opportunity to meet with Dr. Ebaugh during one of his visits to the campus. "He has a record of outstanding accomplishments as a dean and a thorough degree from Cornell Medical College in 1946. Following his internship and residency at New York Hospital, Dr. Ebaugh served as research associate at the Evans Memorial Hospital in Boston, and as a faculty member of the Boston University School of Medicine. From 1953 to 1955 he was on the staff of the U.S. Public Health Service's National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. He was associate director of laboratories at the Hitchcock Clinic and Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital from 1955-64 and then was appointed dean at Boston University School of Medicine. |