John Spollen, M.D., the Department of Psychiatry’s Vice Chair for Education and Deputy Associate Chief of Staff for mental health for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, will serve as Interim Chair of the department effective June 1. A national search is currently being conducted by UAMS for a permanent replacement for G. Richard Smith, M.D., who is retiring on May 31. Spollen has won a number of honors for his work in education, including the Master Teacher Award from the College of Medicine and, most recently, the 2019 UAMS Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. A member of the UAMS faculty since 1999, he has held the rank of professor since 2014.