University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Office of the Vice Provost for Health Affairs.

The Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs (later Vice Provost for Health Affairs) was administrative head of the University's Division of Health Affairs, created in 1948 as the Division of Health and Medical Affairs. It consists of the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health and research centers, institutes, and programs like the Carolina Population Center, the Child Development Institute, and the Research and Training Center on Blindness.

The Vice Chancellor was also the liaison between the Chancellor and the various deans and directors of these units. From its opening in 1952 until 1956, North Carolina Memorial Hospital was administratively under the Administrator for Health Affairs. From 1956 to 1971, it reported directly to the Dean of the School of Medicine; since 1971, it has been governed by an appointed Board of Directors.

In April 1996, the Vice Chancellor's title changed to Vice Provost for Health Affairs. In 1997, the position was eliminated, and the Division's various units began reporting to the University's Provost.

From the description of Records of the Office of the Vice Provost for Health Affairs, 1932-1997 (bulk 1950-1997) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26683490

The Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs was administrative head of the university's Division of Health Affairs, created in 1948 as the Division of Health and Medical Affairs. It consisted of the schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health and centers, institutes, and programs engaged in research and public service, including the Carolina Population Center, the Child Development Institute, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, the Research and Training Center on Blindness, and others. The vice chancellor was also the liaison between the chancellor and the various deans and directors of these units. From its opening in 1952 until 1956, North Carolina Memorial Hospital was administratively under the administrator for Health Affairs. From 1956 to 1971, it reported directly to the dean of the School of Medicine; since 1971, it has been governed by an appointed Board of Directors. The division's chief officers have had various titles, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs being the one of longest duration. Until 1996, the head of the Division of Health Affairs reported directly to the chancellor. A listing of the heads of the division along with their titles and tenures follows.

• 15 September 1949 - 30 June 1950 : Edward Grafton McGavran, Acting Administrator of Health and Medical Affairs
• 1 July 1950 - 31 August 1965 : Henry Toole Clark Jr., Administrator, Division of Medical Affairs (successive title changes to Health Sciences and Health Affairs)
• 1 September 1965 - 30 June 1966 : George Philip Manire, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
• 1 July 1966 - 30 June 1970 : C. Arden Miller, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
• 1 July 1970 - 31 December 1976 : Cecil George Sheps, Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
• 1 January 1977 - 8 February 1980 : Christopher Columbus Fordham, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
• 1 March 1980 - 15 November 1982 : James R. Turner, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
• 15 November 1982 - 11 November 1983 : James R. Turner, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
• 14 November 1983 - April 1996 : H. Garland Hershey, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
• April 1996 - September, 1997 : H. Garland Hershey, Vice Provost for Health Affairs

In 1989, Vice Chancellor Hershey became Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Vice Provost. This title change was not the result of any change in the structure of the Division of Health Affairs but rather a reorganization of the Office of Provost. Under this reorganization, the provost and the vice chancellor for Health Affairs worked together to consolidate oversight of all educational activities that served the entire university. This arrangement continued until April 1996, when the provost was designated the university's chief academic officer. At that time, Hershey's title was changed to Vice Provost for Health Affairs, and he began reporting to the provost rather than to the chancellor. In September 1997, when Hershey returned to teaching, the position of Vice Provost for Health Affairs was eliminated; the Health Affairs deans and directors then began reporting to Associate Provost Edward F. Brooks on matters concerning day-to-day functions, while reporting to the provost on broader issues.

From the guide to the Office of the Vice Provost for Health Affairs of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1932-2005, (bulk 1950-2000), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.)