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McKinney
Accepts Position at Health Science Center
 AUSTIN
– Dr. Michael McKinney, vice chancellor for heath affairs
in The University of Texas System, has been appointed the senior
executive vice president and chief operating officer at the University
of Texas Health Science Center at Houston effective Sept. 2.
The appointment was made by Dr. James Willerson, president of the
U.T. Health Science Center at Houston, in consultation with Chancellor
Mark G. Yudof.
Dr. McKinney has been on loan from U.T. System at Dr. Willerson's
request, assisting Dr. Willerson as the interim chief operating
officer at the institution since May.
Yudof said: "I am very sorry to lose Mike McKinney at U.T.
System, but his acceptance of the position offered by Dr. Willerson
at the Health Science Center will accelerate the many positive changes
at that fine institution. In his time at the U.T. System, Dr. McKinney's
primary responsibilities were to work with the health campuses to
improve their financial performance and to encourage them to work
together to achieve economies. He performed both assignments admirably."
As chief operating officer, Dr. McKinney will continue to focus
on meeting financial challenges; address organizational planning
and development; achieve institutional efficiencies; advance the
educational, research, and ethical mission of the Health Science
Center; and build a strong clinical practice presence in the Houston
area.
Dr. McKinney joined the U.T. System in 2002 after serving as chief
of staff to Gov. Rick Perry. As vice chancellor, he concentrated
on business management and financial issues related to the six health
science institutions in the U.T. System.
Before joining the Governor's Office, Dr. McKinney served for three
years in a variety of executive positions with Centene Corp., a
managed care company.
As Texas commissioner of health and human services, Dr. McKinney
oversaw 11 state agencies, a staff of 64,000, and a budget of $24
billion. He was appointed to that position by Gov. George W. Bush.
Dr. McKinney's other career experience includes serving as medical
director of an insurance company and a health care plan; a consultant
to the Texas health commissioner; a member of the Physician Payment
Review Commission in the Federal Office of Technology; and a family
practitioner in Pasadena and Centerville.
In the Texas House of Representatives, he represented District 15
(Leon, Madison, Grimes, Houston, and Montgomery Counties). He was
speaker pro-tempore of the House from 1989 to 1990.
Dr. McKinney earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston
and an M.D. from the U.T. Medical Branch at Galveston.
Contact
person: Emily
Battle, (903) 565-5604
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