Leonard Zwelling

I have invited many to write on my blog with few if any volunteers until now. My entry on the Faculty Senate has generated a few responses and as promised, I will post them.  Here’s the first from David Farquhar.  LZ A Thoughtful Response from the Former Chair of the Faculty Senate Len makes a […]

A Love Letter to the Faculty Senate By Leonard Zwelling             I do love MD Anderson. I believe in its mission and I believe in its faculty and staff. I have seen first-hand the exemplary care given by our physicians, nurses and ancillary personnel. I have been privileged to oversee the clinical research infrastructure of

The Budget By Leonard Zwelling                   The Employee Notes on Monday June 24 had an interesting entry that included a video plus text about the current financial position of MD Anderson. As the vast majority of our revenue emanates from the clinical care rendered by the faculty and staff, the revenue from this care was

Let’s Make a Deal By Leonard Zwelling             Thanks to everyone who has called, emailed or commented on the blog. As a writer, I just want to be read and if I am lucky, to stimulate people to think.  The over 62,000 page views the blog has received to date suggests that the blog is

Who Do You Trust? By Leonard Zwelling             At the Faculty Senate meeting on June 18, the issue of the discrepancy between the acceleration rates of salaries for faculty vs. administration was again addressed. In all candor, I have no idea why. Randy Legerski clearly and succinctly once again laid out the data that indicate

(I know this is 2 today, but this can’t wait. You all should read the article to which I refer) A Perverted View of Impact (an editorial by Dr. Marc Kirschner in the June 14 issue of Science) By Leonard Zwelling             Marc Kirschner, the John Franklin Enders Professor and chair of Systems Biology at

(This one is for Genie) The Old Days By Leonard Zwelling             I am sure the younger faculty have had it up to here with old guys like me bitching about the way things are compared to the way things used to be. Those old folks, they are saying, they just can’t handle change.            

What’s the Plan? By Leonard Zwelling             From the very beginning of my days as an administrator here (1993) I have been asking that question. Does MD Anderson have a strategic plan? For the most part, this refers to clinical activity as that is the major driver of revenue, but it applies equally to the

At Least My Blog Might Help By Leonard Zwelling             Dr. Bogler is not happy with me. It seems that my writing about the recent spate of Presidential reversals of unanimous PTC decisions to renew tenure struck him as unfair and inaccurate. He may well be correct. I do not have access to the history

Fathers’ Day By Leonard Zwelling             My father died in 2000, but I never lost my Dad. He is with me every day. All of you who have lost a parent know that you can never really lose them for what they are is what they gave to you and that will stay with you,