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5. In November of 1996, Dr. E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr. became Executive Director of TMC and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Missouri at Kansas City.Dr. Anderson had been a career Air Force officer.
6. During the time that he was Chair of the Radiology Department, Plaintiff accomplished a number of significant improvements in the Department.
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9. After Dr. Anderson became Executive Director and Dean of the Medical School, existing problems deteriorated rapidly.For example, there was substantial evidence that the Medical Records Department was in crisis because inadequate resources were devoted to filing of loose records.The Chair of the Medical Records Committee at the Hospital testified that there were over 31.5 feet of loose filings in December of 1997.
10. Dr. Anderson failed to provide proper leadership in the Medical School at the time of an LCME review in the Spring of 1997 for which reason the Medical School was in danger of being placed on probation.The consequences of such probation would be disastrous to the future of the Medical School.
11. As a result of the problems in the administration by Dr. Anderson, both as Executive Director of the Hospital and Dean of the Medical School, five Department Chairs including the three original Plaintiffs to this cause, Drs. Kragel, Hamburger, and Goldman, signed a letter on October 12, 1997, calling for Dr. Anderson's removal as Dean of the Medical School and Executive Director of the Hospital. 11. As a result of the problems in the administration by Dr. Anderson, both as Executive Director of the Hospital and Dean of the Medical School, five Department Chairs including the three original Plaintiffs to this cause, Drs. Kragel, Hamburger, and Goldman, signed a letter on October 12, 1997, calling for Dr. Anderson's removal as Dean of the Medical School and Executive Director of the Hospital.
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12. Dr. Anderson thereafter began proceedings to remove Dr. Hamburger as Chair of the Department of Medicine.
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At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors at TMC on December 2, 1997, Dr. Anderson was requested to state reasons why he was seeking the removal of the three Department Chairs.He stood mute.Dr. Anderson refused to describe to the TMC Executive Committee any factual basis for his action against the Department Chairs.
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At that meeting Dr. Anderson appeared and reiterated that he refused to discuss why he sought the removal of the three Department Chairs.
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16. Later that same day, Dr. Anderson again presented the resolution to remove the three Department Chairs to the Professional Standards Committee, a committee which he chaired.Once again, Dr, Anderson did not say why he was seeking the removal of the Department Chairs and did not comment as to specific reasons for removal.
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Plaintiff has adequately proven that fact with repeated testimony, including that of Dr. Anderson, that removal during tenure will constitute an indelible black mark on his record.
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Specifically, Plaintiff claims that members of the TMC's Executive committee and its former Executive Director, Dr. Anderson, conspired to induce the Board of Directors of HHHSC to not renew his contract.Said Count III was pleaded in the alternative.
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