Tee Guidotti, ex Pres of ACOEM leaves post at Washington University

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Dr. Guidotti's response to the Wall Street Journal article regarding ACOEM's

involvement in the mold issue.

_http://www.acoem.org/moldresponse.aspx_

(http://www.acoem.org/moldresponse.aspx)

And as forwarded to me. See below:

Sharon Kramer

On 7/9/08 3:42 PM, " Tee Guidotti " <xxxxx@...> wrote:

> Please forgive me for taking advantage of this rather comprehensive e-mail

> list of contacts, most of whom are colleagues. I apologize in advance if

> anyone feels that this is an abuse of the list or spamming but it seems to

be

> the most expeditious way of notifying you of this development.

>

> I am making a career change. At the age of 59, I have decided to take early

> retirement from GW. I have resigned as department chair (after ten years)

and

> will phase out my academic obligations over the coming year. I will

continue

> to see patients at GW for the foreseeable future.

>

> This move will allow me to move on to a second career while I am still

> relatively young and my contacts are intact. It frees me to pursue many

other

> opportunities. It returns my tenured position to the university for

> " recycling " to younger faculty and removes both a significant annual

expense

> and a long-term financial commitment from the departmental budget. The

timing

> is almost perfect, as well, because of the cycle of my contracts and grants

> and my students who are completing their theses and final projects.

>

> My priority over the next few months is to finish editing two books I'm

doing

> and to do some substantial consulting work that has come my way. Toward the

> end of the year, I will be making some decisions about whether to take

another

> full-time job or continue in the consulting mode and how much academic

> responsibility to assume.

>

> For the time being, Donna Marie and I will stay here in Washington. In the

> long run, our plan is to relocate to Toronto. Our condo there is occupied

by

> tenants for another two years, after which time we will see where we stand,

> what professional obligations we have at that time, and where we would

like to

> spend winters.

>

> Among other side activities I am a candidate for Vice President of the

> International Commission on Occupational Health, running on a " progressive "

> slate with Rene Mendes and Janine Cantineau. If you happen to be involved

in

> ICOH affairs, we would appreciate your support.

>

> TLG

>

> Former position (as of 30 June 2008):

>

>

> Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH, Professor

> Chair, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health

> Director, Division of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (Dept. of

Medicine)

> The Washington University Medical Center

> 2100 M St., NW, Ste. 203

> Washington DC 20052

> tel. 202 xxxxx

> fax 202 xxxxx

> cell xxxxx

>

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