You would think that when one organization takes over another that has been financially “bleeding” profusely it would clearly lay out financial expectations (you know, things they call budgets) for the various departments to ensure accountability and identify the problem areas. You would think. But six months after being taken over by the University of [...]

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I hope by now that most people have gotten over the notion that the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio took over CTRC in order to save it. “Saving” it somehow implies that UTHSC-SA has special skills or more effective skills that exceed those of who were doing such a “lousy” job of running [...]

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CTRC chosen to participate in landmark prostate cancer study – San Antonio Business Journal:

The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been selected as one of five sites to participate in a new research study for prostate cancer.

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Does anyone know why the CTRC loading dock is once again open? As part of its take-over, UTHSCSA decided to shut down the CTRC loading dock and have all shipping go through UTHSCSA central receiving. But now, for some reason, the CTRC loading dock is back in business. Can anyone come up with the slightest [...]

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You can now find CTRC on the UTHSCSA homepage!
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Of course, I still think there are some serious issues in terms of logo and branding but it’s a start.
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Does anyone know why UTHSCSA has decided to hire three housekeeping positions for CTRC after letting go all of the CTRC housekeepers as part of the takeover?
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio Employment
Could it be, once again, an indication that UTHSCSA made assumptions decisions without first finding out the circumstances and is only now [...]

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At the town hall meeting that UTHSCSA gave when it began its “merger” with CTRC, the speakers assured the audience that they would take the best from both organizations. Well, it has become clear that UTHSCSA thinks that only they have the best.
While it’s annoying to hear that you have to change because that’s the [...]

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I think most everyone involved in business or managing people in general is aware of basic management principals. An especially common one is that when you start a new job, you don’t make changes right away; particularly if it’s not a crisis situation. You take the time to see how things are currently working and [...]

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The following article popped-up in one of my rss readers this morning.
CTRC to share in $2 million National Institutes of Health grant – San Antonio Business Journal:

CTRC to share in $2 million National Institutes of Health grant
San Antonio Business Journal – 10:43 AM CDT
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 by W. Scott Bailey
Researchers [...]

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