William A. Peck, M.D., who has led Washington University’s medical enterprises since 1989, announced that he will conclude his deanship, effective June 30, 2003. At that time, he plans to continue his association with the university as a professor of medicine.

Chancellor Mark Wrighton has therefore appointed a search committee to identify candidates for the position of executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the WU School of Medicine (WUSM). Richard H. Gelberman, professor of orthopedic surgery and head of that department, will chair the 14-member search committee.

“Bill Peck is without a doubt one of the most effective leaders in the history of American medical education,” said Wrighton.

The committee’s work will be done in two phases. First, it will consider the issues facing the WUSM, determine the characteristics required for successful candidates and define the responsibilities of the positions at the school. The second phase of the committee’s work will come after an interim report in January, 2002, and will focus on the traditional elements of a search process: identifying candidates and then recruiting them.

Peck graduated from Harvard College in 1955 and subsequently earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship at Barnes Hospital from 1960 to 1963.

After spending two years as a clinical associate at the National Institutes of Health in Bethedsa, Md., Peck returned to the University of Rochester in 1965 as chief medical resident. The university later hired him as a professor of medicine and biochemistry named him head of the division of endocrinology.

WU hired Peck in 1976 as a professor of medicine, co-chair of the department of medicine and physician-in-chief of Jewish Hospital. In 1984, he was named Clinical Teacher of the Year at WU.

In 1989, the university appointed Peck vice chancellor for medical affairs, dean of the WUSM and president of the WU Medical Center. He was named executive vice chancellor for medical affairs in 1993, becoming the first person to hold both the positions of dean and executive vice chancellor at the School of Medicine.

In 1996, Peck was elected chair of the Council of Deans for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and in 1997 he was named chair-elect of the organization. He recently completed these terms.

Peck is the author of more than 100 scientific publications on bone and mineral metabolism, including Osteoporosis: The Silent Thief. He is the past president of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

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