Patrick Norton, VP of Public Affairs, has become Secretary to the Penn Medicine Board of Trustees and chief of staff to J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, EVP of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine. Norton will retain oversight of Public Affairs — communications, media relations, and government & community affairs — and also report to CEO Ralph Muller. As chief of staff, Norton will serve as a strategic partner and a resource to advance the goals of our faculty and staff across the institution.