Robert Kelch, MD, came to Iowa from the University of Michigan, where he served as chair of Michigan's pediatrics department. In 2001, Kelch accepted additional duties when he assumed the role of UI vice president for statewide health services, a position that became vice president for health affairs in 2002. Kelch was instrumental in efforts that led to curriculum revisions, greater public and private support for new facilities, and the creation of UI Health Care, the entity representing the Carver College of Medicine, UI Hospitals & Clinics, and UI Physicians.
Date:
Saturday, January 1, 1994