Chapter 07: Coming to MD Anderson to Have a Broader Impact on Health

In this chapter, Dr. Dmitrovsky outlines the factors that led to him leaving Dartmouth and taking a position at MD Anderson. He begins by sketching the faculty positions he held and mentions that he was appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors at the NCI, serving as Chair of the Board. Next he explains that a family member was diagnosed with cancer and this gave him a different perspective on what cancer could do to an individual and family and opened his mind to what he might next do with his career. When his term as Chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors ended and his five clinical trials came to an end, he decided to do more with his administrative experience. At this point he was approached by MD Anderson as the institution conducted a search for a new Provost and Executive Vice President. He notes that he feels a deep sense of commitment to MD Anderson\u27s mission. Next, Dr. Dmitrovsky describes his acquaintance with Dr. Ronald DePinho and explains that his conversations about the Provost\u27s position were mainly conducted with executive leadership.https://openworks.mdanderson.org/mchv_interviewchapters/1639/thumbnail.jp