Joseph Adrian Tyndall,听MD,听MPH, FACEP,听professor of听emergency听medicine听and surgery, executive vice president for听health听services,听and dean for听Morehouse School of Medicine, will become the next听Hal B. Jenson, MD听Dean, president and CEO听of 成人头条 University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) on March 1, 2026.听听
鈥淭his opportunity to serve as听WMed鈥檚听dean, president,听and CEO comes at听an important point听in my career. My years in academic medicine have deepened my understanding of what it takes to guide an institution with clarity, purpose, and a commitment to excellence,鈥 Dr. Tyndall said. 鈥淲Med听has听demonstrated听what is possible when innovation, health equity, education, and community partnership work together in service of a larger mission, and that foundation speaks for itself. As we look ahead, I am committed to building on this momentum and strengthening听WMed鈥檚听presence and influence locally and nationally by deepening partnerships across disciplines and institutions, expanding our research enterprise, and preparing the next generation of physicians and scientists to lead with integrity, compassion, and purpose.鈥澨
Dr.听Tyndall听is a nationally recognized academic听leader, educator, and physician听executive听whose career spans more than two decades of听emergency medicine clinical practice,听transformative contributions to medical education, health system leadership, and emergency medicine. He has been the executive vice president for health services, and dean for Morehouse School of Medicine since July 2021听and served听as a member of the听Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation Board of Directors. Prior to that he was at the University of Florida听(UF)听from 2006 through June 2021听serving as the听chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine for more than a decade before being appointed interim dean of the UF College of Medicine where he led the听college through the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. During his time at Florida, he also served as听associate vice president for strategic and academic affairs听for UF Health, as听a member听of the UF Health Shands Hospital System Board of Directors,听and chaired听the Florida Clinical Practice Association,听Florida Group Practice Association, and the UF Health听Proton Therapy Institute Board of Directors.听He听also previously听held academic appointments at State University of New York听Health Science听Center at Brooklyn School of Medicine,听Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and New York University School of Medicine.听
鈥淲e are excited to welcome Dr. Tyndall as the next Hal B. Jenson, MD Dean,听president, and CEO. The听WMed听Board of Directors is confident his experience and vision will be invaluable in shaping听WMed's听next chapter,鈥澨齭aid听Russ听Kavalhuna, chair of the medical school Board of Directors and president of 成人头条 University.
Dr.听Tyndall鈥檚听selection听follows a national search that began in February 2025 to听fill the dean position that was vacated in February 2024 with the departure of the medical school鈥檚 second dean Paula M.听Termuhlen, MD. Since then, Robert G.听Sawyer, MD, the senior associate dean for research, has been serving as the interim dean. Hal B. Jenson, MD, MBA,听WMed鈥檚听founding dean, retired in May 2021 after leading the medical school during its first 10 years.听
The comprehensive and competitive search process was led by Bill Manns,听a听member of the听WMed听Board of Directors and president of Bronson Healthcare Group,听who served听as the chair of the听14-member dean search committee.听听In October, three candidates came to听WMed听for two-day visits that included interviews with more than 50 stakeholders, a presentation by each candidate to the medical school community, and a reception to meet some of听WMed鈥檚听community partners.听
鈥淎s chair of the dean search committee, I am proud to welcome Dr. Tyndall as听WMed鈥檚听new dean, president, and CEO. This appointment听represents听our mutual commitment to medical excellence and preparing the next generation of caregivers for our communities. Dr. Tyndall brings extensive experience in academic medicine and leadership, along with proven dedication to health equity and innovation听鈥斕齫ualities that will advance our collective missions,鈥澨齅anns said.听听
Dr.听Tyndall听earned an Executive听Masters of Public Health听(MPH) in Health Services Management and Policy from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He听is a graduate of听the University of Maryland School of Medicine听and completed his emergency medicine听training at the University of听Maryland Medical Systems where he served as chief resident.听At the age of听16,听he听started his undergraduate studies at George Washington University graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in听chemistry听and a minor in music.听
He is a Fellow of听the American听College of Emergency Physicians and a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. His research portfolio includes leadership and co-investigator听roles听in听numerous听National Institutes of Health听(NIH)-听and Department听of听Defense听(DOD)-funded clinical trials, particularly in traumatic brain injury, emergency department operations, and health disparities听as well as arts in health projects supported by the National Endowment of the Arts. He has authored or edited over听100听peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and abstracts including听his听contributions听as an editor for the听Rosen鈥檚 Emergency Medicine听standard reference textbook. Dr. Tyndall has been honored with the Daniel S. Blumenthal Award for Public Health, the Health Equity Leadership Award from the Association of Black Cardiologists,听induction into听the Gold Humanism听Honor Society听and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor听Medical Society,听the Nash Carter Award from the Atlanta Medical Association听as well as听numerous community service awards and academic teaching honors. He has served on听corporate and听national boards and committees including the AAMC Council of Deans听administrative board. He is the past president of听the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation, and听past president of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians.听He is a frequent invited听keynote听speaker and听has听lectured extensively听both听nationally听and internationally听on topics听including听health equity, medical education, emergency care innovation, and leadership.听Most recently, he joined the inaugural working group of the听NeuroArts听Academic Network (NAN), a global coalition advancing the science of arts and aesthetics in health. Launched as part of the听NeuroArts听Blueprint initiative, a strategic partnership between the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine鈥檚 International Arts + Mind Lab and Aspen Institute鈥檚 Health, Medicine and Society Program, NAN brings together leading universities to shape the emerging field of听NeuroArts听through interdisciplinary research, education, and policy innovation.听
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