December 29, 2021 – Jason Sanders, senior vice president and provost of the University of Oklahoma (OU) Health Sciences Center, has accepted a position at the University of Vermont (UVM) Health. In his new position, Sanders will serve as president and CEO of UVM Health Network Medical Group, executive vice president of UVM Health Clinical Affairs and senior associate dean of clinical affairs at the University of Vermont.
Sanders has held leadership positions at the OU Health Sciences Center since 2013, including serving as interim provost before officially being appointed in 2015. He was a pivotal leader in the buyout and transition of the OU Medicine hospital system from HCA Healthcare to local, non-profit management in 2018.