For Immediate Release

Contact: John M. Martino
Phone Number:  (215) 895-1186
Date: 02/02/01

University Of The Sciences In Philadelphia Names New Vice President of the Office of Professional Programs

S. Michael Ross of Atlanta, Ga., has been named vice president of the Office of Professional Programs at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.  He will also serve as a member of the University's Executive Management Committee.  He will be responsible for strategic collaborations, industrial-academic partnerships and oversight of current and new strategic initiatives, including the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Institute.

Dr. Ross has 17 years of experience in health care delivery and administration.  He is recognized by health care management colleagues for strategic leadership and operational excellence.  He brings expertise in health consulting, e-health, health care management and administration, market analysis and business unit development, disease management and outcomes research as well as a strong background in primary care medicine, specifically in pediatrics.

He received an M.D. from George Washington University in 1983.

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is a private, coeducational institution founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America.  USP specializes in educating students for rewarding health and science careers through its ten bachelor's, ten master's and four doctoral degree programs in the health and related sciences.

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