# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-04-22T20:28:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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A major figure in North Carolina and UNC’s medical community is preparing for a new chapter.

The UNC Health system announced Tuesday its chief executive officer and the UNC School of Medicine’s dean Dr. Wesley Burks will step down on Sept. 1 after serving in those respective roles since Dec. 2018. Burks cited his need to aid a family member with health challenges and plan to shape the development of the North Carolina Children’s hospital project.

“It has been an incredible honor to lead UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine and to work alongside such dedicated, talented teammates. When I started my career, I never imagined I would end up in this place and in this role, but I can’t think of any better place to conclude my time as CEO and Dean,” Burks said in a release from UNC and UNC Health.

Burks, who holds a doctorate in medicine from the University of Arkansas, was promoted to the top spot of the statewide medical system after Dr. Bill Roper was tapped to serve as the UNC System’s interim president. Prior to that, Burks served as the UNC School of Medicine’s executive dean, the chair of UNC Health’s Department of Pediatrics, and the physician-in-chief of the UNC Children’s Hospital. He also worked at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Duke University Medical Center before joining UNC in 2011.

To fill the roles after Burks steps away on Sept. 1, UNC System President Peter Hans appointed Dr. Cristy Page — who is currently the president of UNC Health Enterprises and the UNC School of Medicines chief academic officer — to serve as interim president and dean. The UNC System, UNC Health and university will then initiate a joint search for the next CEO and dean.

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