Dr. Bruce Kone has been removed from his position as dean of UF's College of Medicine, officials announced late Thursday.
Kone, who became dean in May 2007, will retain a faculty position in the department of medicine in the division of nephrology, according to a Thursday e-mail from UF President Bernie Machen and Doug Barrett, senior vice president of health affairs.
Dr. Michael Good has been appointed acting dean with the expectation that an interim dean will be named after discussions with faculty members, the e-mail stated.
Good served as the college's senior associate dean for clinical affairs before this appointment. Good, an anesthesiologist, joined the faculty in 1988.
Janine Sikes, UF spokeswoman, said Kone would retain the salary he earned as dean in his faculty position.
"Dr. Machen and Dr. Barrett no longer have confidence in Dean Kone's ability to lead the College of Medicine," Sikes said.
She would not comment further, citing personnel matters.
Kone came under fire in April when it was revealed that he admitted a student that the college's admissions committee rejected.
On April 4, Kone met with UF officials to discuss Mendelsohn's admission. After the meeting, he sent a critical e-mail to the officials in response to their reactions.
"It's a small town. There are small minds," he wrote. "But for crap's sakes, and speaking strictly as an alumnus, wake up. You are talented. Start leading."
On May 6, Kone apologized for his "hurtful e-mail" at a College of Medicine Faculty Council meeting.
When asked if the decision to remove Kone from his position was related to the admissions scandal, Sikes would not say for sure.
"It is no one incident," she said.
