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Department of Pediatrics
Letter from the Chairman
Dear Friends,
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine is entering a very important new phase. The last 15 years, under the leadership of Doug Jones, has witnessed a strong affiliation with The Children's Hospital and substantial growth of faculty numbers and programs. This has placed our Department in a perfect place for the next stage of development.
There are many important aspects of this new phase, but perhaps the most emblematic is the move of the Department and The Children's Hospital to the combined Fitzsimons and Anschutz Medical Campus. The new Hospital will provide exciting new clinical facilities. In addition to this, The Children's Hospital is planning to develop clinical programs across the Front Range to ensure that the children of Colorado have access to the best possible pediatric care.
The move to the new campus will also provide tremendous new academic opportunities. The University of Colorado School of Medicine has developed a new curriculum for medical students. Members of the Department of Pediatrics were integral to its development and will now work to oversee its implementation. A single campus will help to facilitate teaching across disciplines.
The new campus will also improve our ability to do state-of-the-art research. Modern research is interdisciplinary. The new campus will support collaborations between the Department of Pediatrics and other departments. An important aspect of research is the ability to translate research findings into novel clinical approaches used in the inpatient, outpatient and community contexts. It is also true that questions arise during clinical care which inform research. Again, the new campus, with adjacent laboratory and clinical facilities, provides the perfect laboratory for these translational research efforts.
I am pleased to be a part of this important transition. It is an exciting opportunity to work with the outstanding faculty and clinical faculty in the Department of Pediatrics and the strong leadership of The Children's Hospital as we together build new and better pediatric programs. I am honored to have been chosen to lead this effort as the Chairman of the Department and the Pediatrician-in-Chief. I hope I can contribute in a way which will build on the already strong legacy of pediatrics in Denver.
Sincerely,
Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatrician-in-Chief
L. Joseph Butterfield Chair in Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital
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