MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF MEDICINE - Cameron Slocum Appointed CFO of the School of Medicine

 

It is my pleasure to announce that Cameron Slocum, director of institutional strategies in the Office of Finance, has been appointed the chief financial officer for the School of Medicine. Cameron has been at UTMB since 1998 and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of UTMB to this position.

During his nine-year tenure, Cameron has served as director of treasury, director of property, plant and equipment and director of budget, as well as the finance legislative liaison in the Office of Finance. He is currently a member of the Strategic Executive Council (SEC) and is responsible for tracking institutional expenses in accordance with UTMB’s Financial Improvement Plan.  While at UTMB, Cameron has been responsible for the institutional budget. He has also assisted the School of Medicine leadership team with budget-related activities. Additional responsibilities have included oversight of the capital budget, debt management and UTMB’s endowments held by UT System.

As chief financial officer of the School of Medicine, Cameron will be assuming the financial responsibilities which have been part of the responsibilities of senior executive associate dean for administration, finance and planning, Harrold McDermott, who recently resigned to pursue other professional interests. I am grateful to Harrold for his hard work and contributions during the last two years.

Some of Cameron’s responsibilities in the School of Medicine will include financial reporting and budgeting, leading the school administrators team on all financial and budgeting activities, preparing and summarizing long-range planning and forecasting activities, advising the dean of medicine and UTMB’s chief financial officer on key financial concerns, managing the HCM EAST team and working with the CFO of the UTMB hospitals and clinics on improvement of the revenue cycle. Slocum will continue to assist the institution as the Finance Legislative Liaison and will remain a member of the SEC. 

Cameron earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston, Clear Lake. He and his wife, Michelle, live in League City with their two children, Ava, 20-months, and Conner, 4. Please join me in congratulating Cameron and welcoming him into his new position.