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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Officials with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced Monday the start of a national search for the institution’s next chancellor.

The university released a leadership profile and began accepting inquiries for the post that oversees Arkansas’s only academic medical center.

A search advisory committee formed in July and chaired by William J. Steinbach, M.D., is helping UA System President Jay B. Silveria identifies candidates, officials said.

According to a spokesperson, the UAMS Chancellor Leadership Profile highlights leadership, financial skills, strategic growth experience and communication ability as priorities, and will

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