{"id":19953,"date":"2011-02-07T10:33:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T15:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=19953"},"modified":"2012-01-23T11:48:53","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T16:48:53","slug":"dr-balkwill-chairs-department-of-medical-edcuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/dr-balkwill-chairs-department-of-medical-edcuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Balkwill Chairs Department of Medical Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>In announcing his new role, Dr. Deborah German, UCF vice president of medical affairs and dean of the College of Medicine, noted that Dr. Balkwill\u2019s previous teaching and leadership experience will prepare him for the job of overseeing and mentoring medical education faculty members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is indeed a pleasure to appoint Dr. Balkwill to this leadership position within the college,\u201d Dr. German said. \u201cHe understands the faculty\u2019s needs and will be a terrific 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