The search committee for the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine dean will host its first of five public forums Tuesday, according to a UI news release.

Each of the five candidates will address the topic "What is Your Vision for the Future of Academic Medical Centers," and they will also take questions from the audience following the presentation, according to the release.

Stephen Strakowski, the senior associate dean for research at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, vice president of research, and Dr. Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Professor and Chairman of Pyschiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, is the first candidate for the position.

Strakowski received a bachelor degree from the University of Notre Dame and an M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

The forums will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in 2117 Medical Education & Research Facility, and receptions will follow each from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m in the atrium.

The forums for the next four candidates will be held June 12, 19, 26, and 29.

— by Jordyn Reiland