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Dr. Nneka Comfere named new dean of Mayo Clinic's medical school
- Dr. Nneka Comfere will become the next dean of Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Juanita Kious Waugh Executive Dean of Education in January.
- Comfere will succeed Dr. Fredric Meyer, who has held the deanship for almost 10 years.
- Her clinical focus includes treating cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a rare skin cancer.
- Mayo Clinic president and CEO Gianrico Farrugia welcomed Comfere’s leadership during a pivotal period for education and health care.
- The appointment aims to strengthen recruitment, training, and retention of future health care workers.
- Comfere is a Mayo Clinic trustee and dermatologist who also works in dermatopathology and laboratory medicine.
- The article places Comfere's leadership in the context of ongoing education and health care changes.
- Comfere's appointment is announced by Mayo Clinic in December to take effect in January.
- The news confirms a leadership transition after nearly a decade under the former dean.
- The report includes standard newsroom practices and local context.
- The article presents Comfere as a trusted Mayo Clinic trustee and clinician set to lead the education mission.
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