Administration & Financial Management

The Vice President for Health Sciences Systems, Assistant Dean for Program Review and Strategic Analysis, and staff are committed to helping faculty, staff, and students to carry out the mission of the School of Medicine: Education, Research, Patient Care: We Heal Communities.  We strive for excellence in the pursuit of knowledge, superior teaching and research, and distinguished professional accomplishments.

Working directly with and for the Senior Vice President and Dean of the Tulane School of Medicine, the Vice President serves as the chief financial officer for the Tulane School of Medicine and provides for the Senior Vice President the overall administrative, financial, and strategic direction for the budgetary and fiscal affairs of the School, including planning, administering, monitoring and controlling the overall financial plans, policies, and programs. As the chief financial officer, she directs school-wide fiscal progressive planning and responds to the demands, costs, services, technology, regulations, and fiscal interests throughout the School while protecting the School's assets and ensuring its fiscal viability in support of its missions in education, research, and patient care.

The Tulane School of Medicine comprises twenty-one basic science and clinical departments and related administrative units; and employs approximately 300 full-time faculty, 350 residents, and 417 staff. The MD student population is approximately 600. Widely known as one of the nation's finest teaching and research institutions, the School of Medicine received $42 M in research funding in fiscal year 2008. The School of Medicine is advancing rapidly by building upon its strong clinical and research programs with its dedicated faculty.