Gerard Clancy
| Gerard Clancy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Other names | Gerard P. Clancy, Gerard Patrick Clancy |
| 💼 Occupation | Psychologist, psychiatrist, professor, college dean, university administration, university president |
| 📆 Years active | 1998 - Present |
Gerard Clancy (sometimes informally called Gerry) is well known as a professor of psychology and dean of medicine at the University of Iowa (UI), the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa (OU-T) and the University of Tulsa (TU).Clancy had earned both his bachelor's and MD degrees from UI, after which he served the UI Department of Psychiatry as both a faculty member and vice chairman. He also graduated from the Harvard University Program in Health Care Policy and Management and Non-Profit Financial Stewardship. After graduating from med school, he spent six years as an active duty flight surgeon with the U.S. Air Force.[1]
Clancy left UI in 2001 to accept an offer to become professor of psychiatry and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Oklahoma - Tulsa. He led development of a community health network that included after-hours free clinics for the underserved, pediatric school-based clinics in disadvantaged areas, mobile psychiatric teams and the OU Wayman Tisdale Specialty Health Clinic.[1][lower-alpha 1]
In 2014, after six years as provost and eight years as president of University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Clancy resigned from OU to accept a job offer to join TU as the Dean of the Oxley College of Health Sciences, effective January 1, 2015, He succeeded Steadman Upham, who retired as president of TU on January 1, 2017. OU-Tulsa and TU formed a joint venture in 2015 named the OU-TU School of Community Medicine, to improve health care services in underserved areas of the Tulsa area.[1]
Medical Education
Gerard Clancy was inspired to become a doctor by his father, John Clancy, who was a professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa medical school for 35 years. The son even followed his father's footsteps to the same school, although he broadened his horizons along the way.[2] At the University of Iowa, Clancy earned a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in Biochemistry in 1983 and earned his M. D. in 1988, with Alpha Omega Alpha Honors. He also completed an American Heart Association Basic Science Research Fellowship in 1985.[3] He took his residency training in psychiatry at UI, becoming the department's first resident in 1992. The UI College of Medicine awarded him its Distinguished Alumni Award for Early Achievement in 2005, and he won it again in 2013. Clancy began active duty in the U.S. Air Force after finishing his residency, being promoted to the rank of Major, graduated from pilot survival school, served as a flight surgeon and flew several different types of aircraft.[lower-alpha 2] Before leaving the Air Force, he served as the head of the Division of Medicine at Ellsworth Air Force Base hospital. In 1997, he graduated from the Harvard Executive Program in Health Care Policy and Management.[2] Returning to civilian life, he was named UI College of Medicine Assistant Dean of Students in 1998. He also was named as Vice Chairman of the IU Department of Psychiatry in 1999.[3]
Career in Academia
Oklahoma University - Tulsa College of Medicine
Although Clancy and his family were quite happy living in Iowa, one of his former UI colleagues who had accepted a position as professor of psychiatry at Oklahoma University - Tulsa (OU-T) called his friend and was so happy with his new position that he thought Clancy should look into the possibilities of moving to Tulsa. Clancy took his friend's advice, visited the new campus and talked to officials there, including Dr. David Boren, the school's president. Making a quick decision and getting his wife's blessing, he decided to make the move. Clancy arrived at the OU-T campus in 2001, as Dean of the College of Medicine, and professor of psychiatry, holding the Morningside Healthcare Foundation Endowed Chair in Leadership. Ironically, he shared the same starting date as Ken Levit, the newly-appointed president of (OU-T).[lower-alpha 3] In 2008, Clancy was largely responsible for creating the University of Oklahoma – University of Tulsa School of Community Medicine.[5] He served as Dean for eight years, before being named as President of OU-T.[1] Ken Levit had just resigned the office to accept a position as President of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, a philanthropy that had already donated heavily to OU-T's health care programs.[6]
During Clancy's term as (OU-T) president, the school spent more than $327 million for new facilities, academic degree programs, endowed faculty chairs and student scholarships. A $50 million donation from the George Kaiser Family Foundation in 2008 enabled President Clancy to re-structure the College of Medicine.[1][lower-alpha 4]
Tulsa University
When Clancy became president, TU reported that it had 3,478 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate and law students. It also reportedly raised more than $800 million in contributions during the previous twelve years. U.S. News & World Report had ranked TU as 26th among all U.S. universities.[1]
Clancy's tenure as president of TU began on November 1, 2016,[5] seems to have been plagued with adversity, in contrast to his time at OU-T. TU's teacher preparation program lost its certification status, there were some on-campus rape allegations that called the school's student safety programs into question, and Clancy's predecessor, Steadman Upham, who had changed his mind about retirement, and planned to return to work on campus, died suddenly and unexpectedly from complications of surgery. The first two of these issues required Clancy's immediate attention. The third eliminated the possibility of benefiting from Upham's knowledge and support. The dramatic contraction of the oil and gas business had greatly reduced TU's income from tuitions and corporate contributions, resulting in major reductions of funds, while carrying excessive staff hired during years of program expansion.[4] The financial squeeze was not caused by Clancy, but had been several years in the making. TU went from a $135 million gain from operations and investments in 2011 to a loss of $84 million in 2016.[lower-alpha 5]
In November, 2019, the TU faculty voted "No Confidence" in the leadership of both President Clancy and Provost Janet K. Levit. More than three quarters of the faculty members present approved the "No Confidence", although the result was non-binding on the school administration to take action. The vote was conducted by the Tulsa Branch of the American Association of University Professors after the school's Trustees approved a reorganization plan named "True Commitment," that had been developed by a committee headed by Provost Levit and supported by Clancy. The True Commitment plan proposed to eliminate several degree programs, merge some traditional academic departments into divisions, and was developed without input from the faculty.[8]
Resignation as TU President
On January 20, 2020, the TU Board of Trustees accepted Clancy's resignation as president, effective immediately. Clancy explained that he had resigned because of a "recent and unexpected medical episode."[9] In response, the Trustee Board announced that Janet K. Levit, the university provost, would become interim president until a replacement president could be found.[9] The Board President further said that Clancy would continue his TU affiliation as a faculty member of the Oxley College of Health Sciences.<ref="KJRH">"University of Tulsa president resigns amid medical issues." January 30, 2020. Accessed March 31, 2022.</ref>
Return to Iowa
The UI Carver College of Medicine announced that Clancy would return as its Senior Associate Dean for External Affairs, effective June 1, 2020. Appointed to the Department of Psychiatry, He was, to "serve as a consultant liaison across our patient enterprise."[10]]
Awards and Honors
- Distinguished Alumni Award for Achievement from the UI in 2001
- Distinguished Alumni Award for Early Achievement from UI in 2005.
- Service to the Homeless” Award and the “Exemplary Psychiatrist” Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
- Crimson Apple Award for Teaching Excellence from OU-T in 2016.[5]
- National Brodie Medical Education Scholar Award fro OU-T in 2017.[5]
- Outstanding Teacher Award from OU-T in 2018.[5]
- Tulsan of the Year Award from Tulsa People magazine in 2019.[6]
Notes
- ↑ During his tenure, the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center received more than $327 million in new facilities, academic degree programs, endowed faculty chairs and student scholarships. The campus also established educational and research partnerships with more than 100 community agencies.[1]
- ↑ Specifically B1, B52, T38 and KC135 airplanes and H1 helicopters.[3]
- ↑ The school conducted a study of the effects of mental health in different neighborhoods on the well-being of the residents. The results, published as the 2005 Lewin Report, showed that there was a 14-year gap in life expectancy between residents of North Tulsa(a low-income and medically underserved area) and residents in other parts of the city. This stark finding prodded local politicians to fund new improvements in health care for impoverished areas of the city. By 2016, North Tulsa had obtained several new clinics and doctors, along with disease prevention programs, resulting in reducing the life-expectancy gap by three years.[4]
- ↑ In 2015, Clancy renamed OU-T's College of Health Sciences as the Oxley College of Medicine, which incorporated the TU School of Nursing, the Departments of Athletic Training, Kinesiology & Rehabilitative Sciences and Communication Sciences & Disorders.[1]
- ↑ In November 2016, Upham sent an e-mail to faculty and staff announcing that TU would cut 43 staff positions and stop contributing to retirement funds for all faculty and staff, which would amount to a 9 percent average pay cut.[7]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 University of Tulsa. "Dr. Gerard Clancy selected as TU’s next president." May 4, 2016. Accessed March 7, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [https:/www.foriowa.org/ daa/daa-profile.php?namer=true&profileid=262 Iowa Center for Advancement. "Distinguished Alumni Award: Gerard P. Clancy, 83BA, 88MD." Achievement Award 2011." Undated. Accessed April 6, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa, "2013 Pathfinder Honoree is Dr. Gerard Clancy." June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [https://gtrnews.com/dr-gerard-clancy-continues-tu-s-leadership-legacy/ Ramsey, Emily. "Dr. Gerard Clancy Continues TU’s Leadership Legacy." GTR Media Group. September 11, 2017. Accessed March 22, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Oklahoma State Medical Association [https://www.okmed.org/web /Online/ Education/Mental_Wellness/Speakers.aspx?WebsiteKey=8a52edde-252c-40e1-9b28-f9b1691851f3 Accessed March 21, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jenkins, Joy. "Tulsan of the Year: Gerry Clancy." Tulsa People. May 24, 2010. Updated January 10, 2020. Accessed March 10, 2022.
- ↑ /stories/ tus-last-president-left-a-25-million-deficit/ Branstetter, Ziva. "Clancy working to reinvent TU in challenging times." The Frontier. January 8, 2017. Accessed March 22, 2022.
- ↑ Johnson, Elin. "University of Tulsa Faculty Vote No Confidence in President." Inside Higher Ed. November 19, 2019. Accessed March 22, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Trotter, Matt. "TU President Gerard Clancy Resigns." Public Radio Tulsa. January 30, 2020. Accessed March 7, 2022.
- ↑ [https://medcom.uiowa.edu/theloop/news/clancy-returning-to-iowa-as-senior-associate-dean "Clancy returning to Iowa as senior associate dean." The Loop. May 1, 2020. Accessed April 2, 2022.
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