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LEADERSHIP Lowenstein To Become Medical Ed Dean at HMS Daniel Lowenstein, a neurologist and educator at the University of California, San Francisco, has been appointed the new HMS dean for medical education, effective July 1, 2000, as Daniel Federman steps down after an administrative career spanning more than 20 years. Lowenstein, a 1983 alumnus of HMS, is currently professor of neurology, anatomy and neurosurgery at UCSF. He holds the Robert B. and Ellinor Aird Chair in neurology, directs the Epilepsy Research Laboratory, and attends at UCSF Hospitals and Clinics and San Francisco General Hospital. In 1998, he won the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Daniel Lowenstein "We are indeed fortunate to have Dan Lowenstein come back to Harvard," says Dean Joseph Martin, who worked with Lowenstein as chancellor of UCSF. "He is the quintessential educator, a great favorite of the students, and a fine physician–scientist." Federman adds, "I am thrilled that we have been able to get Dan Lowenstein to return to Harvard Medical School. There has never been a more promising—and simultaneously more challenging—time in medicine, in science, and in their social setting. Dan has shown outstanding accomplishment across that whole spectrum, and our students, faculty, educators, and staff are all fortunate to have a new leader of his caliber." Joining Lowenstein in his move east will be his wife, Mylo—also an HMS graduate—and three children. Lowenstein, in turn, lauds Federman's legacy. "The prospect of following in the footsteps of Dan Federman is both humbling and daunting, but I am delighted to enter into this role as a beneficiary of his great leadership," he says. "My visits to Boston over the past few months, after being away for so long, have been pleasant reminders of the extraordinary qualities of the people here at HMS. I look forward to renewing many old friendships and establishing new ones, and I am raring to get started." Lowenstein is known as an outspoken advocate for affirmative action and served as co-chair of a diversity steering committee at UCSF. "I think that rather than end [affirmative action], we should extend it," he said at a 1998 ceremony honoring him with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award. "By extend, I mean that we as a community should live even more the true meaning of affirmative action, and show others, by example, how it is done. All of us are part of a long march that is taking us away from an era...dominated by intolerance and prejudice and racism, and toward an era of understanding and acceptance and true freedom." Lowenstein's basic scientific research focuses on the molecular and cellular changes in neural networks following seizure activity and injury. He and his colleagues developed animal models to study responses to seizures and have identified changes in the expression of a variety of genes. They are now investigating the reorganization of the hippocampus following seizures, with emphasis on the growth of dentate granule cells. In addition, Lowenstein is principal investigator for a large-scale prospective clinical study on pre-hospital treatment of status epilepticus. Not exactly stepping down, Federman is more accurately stepping aside. In September, Martin appointed him as senior dean for alumni relations and clinical teaching, a position in which he will work with alumni to increase scholarship funds and help conduct a review and possible modification of the third- and fourth-year curriculum. An HMS alumnus like his successor, Federman served on the School's faculty from 1960 to 1972. Following a five-year stint at Stanford Medical School, he returned to HMS as dean for students and alumni and, since 1989, dean for medical education. His career includes a term as president of the American College of Physicians, numerous teaching awards, and selection to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. —Tom Reynolds Calkins Appointed New Associate Dean For Clinical Programs Dean for clinical programs Raphael Dolin announced that David Calkins, who was professor of internal medicine and preventive medicine and senior associate dean for education at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, has been appointed the new associate dean for clinical programs at HMS. In this position, Calkins will help to promote collaborative clinical programs among the HMS-affiliated institutions. "Dr. Calkins has an extraordinarily rich and diverse background and record of accomplishment in areas of clinical medicine and health care policy and management," says Dolin. "We are delighted that he will be joining our efforts to strengthen and expand collaborative activities among Harvard Medical School and our affiliated institutions." David Calkins Calkins graduated from HMS in 1975 and the same year received a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government. From 1978 to 1979 he served as a White House fellow in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. From 1979 to 1981 he was a special assistant and later deputy executive secretary in the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services. In 1981 he returned to Beth Israel Hospital, where he had done his residency, and served on the staff until 1991, when he became chief of the Division of General Medical Services and medical director of Ambulatory Services at Deaconess Hospital. In 1996, he joined the Faculty of Medicine and the dean's office at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City. "The resources of HMS and its affiliated institutions are enormous. The institutions are extremely effective in what they do, but in some instances could be even more effective through collaboration," Calkins says. He cites the Harvard Clinical Research Initiative as an example of collaboration resulting in an expansion of clinical trials and, perhaps, greater efficiency because resources are shared. In his new position, he will help to identify areas in which collaboration would be beneficial. Calkins notes that historically there has been a great deal of collaboration among the hospitals in medical student training, and he would like to explore the potential for more collaboration in other areas, as well. Calkins's major research interests are in the areas of quality of care, health promotion and disease prevention, and health policy. In addition to his duties in the dean's office, Calkins plans to maintain an active practice in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. —Michael Higgins