As Vice Chancellor for Strategic Health Initiatives at Texas A&M University, Dr. Roderic Pettigrew will be taking on a new leadership role starting from June 1. The Texas A&M University Board of Regents recognized his esteemed status as one of the flagship institution’s most valuable scholars by approving this new position for him.
Pettigrew will transition from his current role as Executive Dean of the School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) at Texas A&M University to focus on expanding the System’s health science research portfolio and attracting top scholars to join the institution. Under his leadership, the System has grown its National Academy membership from 11 to 58, and he is expected to further enhance these efforts in his new role.
Pettigrew holds a Ph.D. and an MD and is a member of several prestigious academic organizations such as the National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Inventors. He joined Texas A&M in 2017 with CRI and GURI funds, where he launched the innovative EnMed program at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. EnMed offers a unique curriculum where students earn both a medical degree and a master’s in engineering focused on medical technology.
In his new role as Vice Chancellor, Pettigrew will represent the Texas A&M System on a national and international level within medical and academic organizations, promoting the innovative integrated engineering medicine curriculum of EnMed. While assuming his new responsibilities, he will continue to serve as dean of EnMed until an interim is named and will remain on the faculty.
