Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
As part of Wright State University and Premier Health’s ongoing partnership, the two organizations appointed a Florida doctor and professor to a new dual position through the academic medical center both are developing.
Dr. Raj Mitra has been named dean of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and chief academic officer at Premier Health.
“I was particularly inspired by the shared mission of the two organizations to support the community through excellence in innovative research, exceptional teaching and world class patient care,” Mitra said about why sought the position.
The enhanced affiliation between Wright State and Premier Health was first announced in December. It mirrors agreements that other hospital networks, like the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and UC Health in Cincinnati, have with universities.
Mitra is the first to hold the new dual role responsible for initiatives around developing a more integrated delivery of academic and clinical services at both institutions through the enhanced affiliation between Wright State and Premier Health.
“This is particularly timely in southern Ohio and throughout our country, where we will face a substantial physician shortage over the next decade,” Mitra said.
