UCL, UK. Professor Mark Schuster has been appointed executive dean of UCL’s Faculty of Population Health Sciences. Mark joins UCL from the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in California, where he served as founding dean and CEO. An internationally recognised physician and health services researcher, his work has focused on healthcare quality, health disparities, child and adolescent health, obesity prevention and LGBTQ health. He is also an elected member of the US National Academy of Medicine. “I’m thrilled to be joining the Faculty of Population Health Sciences in UCL’s 200th year. I look forward to working with colleagues, students and partners across the health system to improve outcomes for people here and around the world,” he said.