Paul Roth is planning to retire from the University of New Mexico after serving for 14 years as Chancellor for the UNM Health Sciences Center. Roth has also been the Dean for the School of Medicine for the past 26 years and the CEO of the UNM Health System.
Roth has made several achievements during his time with UNMH, including helping set UNM’s emergency medicine residency program in motion. According to the Albuquerque Journal, Roth created a disaster relief team for the attacks on 9/11 and natural disasters.
Roth is a board member of the Association of Academic Health Centers and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. He also served as chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges Council of Deans.
Roth is the highest-paid employee at UNM with a salary of $676,127 for this year, according to the UNM sunshine portal.
Bianca Hoops is a beat reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @bianca_hoops
