The College of Medicine project lacks vision and clarification, said the final candidate for associate dean of student affairs this week. Mala Chinoy, the last of three candidates to hold a forum for an associate dean position, spoke at Central Michigan University on Monday. Among her top concerns was the lack of clarification with how the College of Medicine will coexist with others on campus.

0Dr. Mala Chinoy met with students, faculty and staff Monday to discuss her potential as an associate dean of student affairs for the College of Medicine.

Chinoy is one of three finalists vying for the position at Central Michigan University. She is currently a professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and pediatrics at Penn State College of [...]

Dr. Stephen Peterson said for the new medical school to succeed, all programs must work for a common goal.
“We all need to succeed together,” he said.

The first forums for the Central Michigan University medical school’s associate dean of student affairs start this week.

Dr. Robert Satonik, associate director of residency at Synergy Medical Education Alliance in Saginaw, will be the first of three finalists to interview. His forum runs from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. today in the Bovee University Center Lake Huron Room.

The first forums for the associate dean of student affairs for Central Michigan University will start Wednesday.