Ohio State physicians, faculty sign ‘no confidence’ letter about hospital CEO
Some 25 physicians and professors in the Ohio State University College of Medicine signed a letter criticizing Sheldon Retchin, MD, CEO of the OSU Wexner Medical Center, and his top executives.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the “no confidence” letter alleged Retchin has disrespected the hospital’s mission, setting “unrealistic clinical effort and research funding expectations that are incompatible with academic medicine.” The result has been reduced morale among the staff and divisions between the medical center and other OSU institutions, like its cancer center.
In addition, the letter complained about the college of medicine’s dean, Craig Kent, MD, adopting Retchin’s leadership style, creating a “confusing and continually changing faculty hiring process” which had led to a shortage of physicians and encouraged some to resign or take early retirements.
The letter seemed to attract the attention its signatories wanted, as OSU’s president and provost met with the physicians on May 3.
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