KU School of Medicine-Wichita

5 Reed "had the opportunity to build a new program and not just duplicate what had been done in Kansas City," said RoxAnn Dicker, who started working for the outreach program in 1977 and eventually became associate dean for community aairs. Valentine has colorful memories of how Reed "walked a tightrope trying to appease both universities. He would go to Board of Regents meetings and we were all on pins and needles to find out what happened." Reed was promoted to vice chancellor of KU School of Medicine in fall 1975 but felt compelled to submit his resignation less than three years later as a result of disputes over funding and autonomy for the Wichita campus. "His career came to a rather sudden ending, which was very upsetting to many of us," Valentine said. "I think he would have liked to have stayed longer and done more." Instead, he did quite a bit more elsewhere, while remaining on the faculty and supportive of KU School of Medicine-Wichita. He served as medical director and vice president for medical aairs at Wesley Medical Center, helping found Health Strategies and serving on the boards of Senior Services Inc. and numerous other organizations. He died in 2007 at Larksfield Place, the model senior community he helped start. Lorene Valentine, KUSM-W School Administration Wichita campus receives accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Psychiatry Residency program is accredited. First class of 14 students graduates from the KU School of Medicine-Wichita after 18 months of training. 1974 1974 1975 REED "WALKED A TIGHTROPE TRYING TO APPEASE BOTH UNIVERSITIES. HE WOULD GO TO BOARD OF REGENTS MEETINGS AND WE WERE ALL ON PINS AND NEEDLES TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED." l–r: Bill Levine, M.D., D. Cramer Reed, M.D., Bill Gardner, M.D. and Bob Tinker, M.D.

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