In this role, Mr. Clark leads the strategic direction of Sutter Health’s research and educational activities, including the development and formation of academic partnerships to expand the clinical talent pipeline and cultivate clinical workforce diversity. Under Mr. Clark’s leadership, the health system is on track to quadruple its total medical education capacity, and has set sights on a goal of training 900 residents a year and growing from six graduate medical education locations to 16 by the end of the decade. Before joining Sutter Health in April 2020, Mr. Clark spent 22 years at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, where he served as chair of Mayo’s research administration department. In this role, he was instrumental to the re-imagination of research and educational activities to advance patient care.
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Becker's Recognition
Leon Clarkhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
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