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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new study says state leaders should consider changes to how the University of Mississippi Medical Center is supervised.
Released on Tuesday by the Mississippi Center for Health Policy, the document says the current structure is cumbersome because it requires frequent College Board votes on routine contracts and slows the medical center's ability to act quickly. The report says trustees aren't experts on academic medical centers, and they focus too much on operations and not enough on strategy.
College Board President Alan Perry says he's willing to discuss changes as long as effective oversight is maintained.
Some supporters of the University of Mississippi suggested major changes to how universities are governed after the College Board last spring declined to renew the contract of former Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones.
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