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5 centralight spring '15 CMU appoints dean of College of Medicine Dr. George Kikano's extensive background as a family medicine physician, an educator and leader will serve him well as the new dean of the CMU College of Medicine, Provost Michael Gealt says. Prior to joining CMED, Kikano was the founding director of the Weatherhead Institute for Family Medicine and Community Health at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and was the medical director for Home Care Services with University Hospitals in Cleveland. He was a professor of family medicine at CWRU and continues to practice as a physician. "From the start of our conversations, Dr. Kikano talked about the CMU College of Medicine's mission to provide quality health care in underserved areas, and he was able to tie his experiences and the initiatives he has led to that mission," Gealt says. "He has been hands-on in research, family medicine, teaching and as an administrator." Kikano takes over the nation's 137th medical school as it prepares to admit its third class and finalize its third- and fourth-year curriculum, which includes clinical training in Saginaw and at medical facilities across central and northern Michigan. "You have something good going on here at CMU," says Kikano, who earned his medical degree in 1986 from American University in Lebanon. • CMU Today The founder and CEO of FUBU and star of ABC's popular reality investment show "Shark Tank" spoke about how to "Get into the Goal-setting Mindset" and shared his success story and roadmap for succeeding in business and in life. • "Shark Tank" investor and successful entrepreneur Daymond John provided expert insight and business advice to a packed crowd in Finch Fieldhouse in March as part of the CMU Speaker Series. 'Shark' delivers entrepreneurial advice to CMU 5 centralight spring '15