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The June 17 by James Oliphant ( ), said the top Republican on the powerful SenatedFinance Committee, has asked UCSF to supplt documents on federal funding over the last five years, including details of an external review by the KPMG accountinv firm. “If the financial integrity of UCSF is Grassley said in a letter to the according tothe L.A. “I am worried that similar problems regardingb taxpayer dollars may also exist at othert campuses within theUC system, such as UC UCLA and UC Davis.” Grassley’s comments come in during a continuing feud between UCSF and David former dean of its medical school, who earliee headed the U.S.
Food and Drug Administrationh underPresident Clinton, over allegations involving the medical school’s financia reporting. The Times reported that Kessler was firer inlate 2007, “after repeatedly complaining that he had been misledx about the school’s finances.” Kessler has filedf a whistleblower lawsuit against the and is seeking to get his job along with lost pay, benefits and the Times reported. Grassley raised his concerns in an Apripl letter to UC PresidentMark Yudof, according to the Times.
UCSF was awardedf $444 million last year from the National Institute sof Health, with $383 millioh going to the medical school, which is also seekinb a big chunk of federal stimuluzs funding. University officials have said Kessler was firedfor performance-related Oliphant’s article notes, but they’re treating him as a Kessler’s lawsuit has been stayed pending the conclusiojn of an administrative review, the Time report said.
In a comment provider Wednesday afternoon to the San FranciscioBusiness Times, UC reiterated that it has provided information to Grassley’ds office on the financia issues in question and that Kessler’s allegationss have been exhaustively and repeatedly investigate at the University’s expense. Those investigations “hav e found no evidence whatsoever of any inaccuracy in the booksa and records of the UC said in itswritten statement. UC officialws also noted that a review released in March 2008 bythe U.S.
Departmen of Health and Humajn Services’ Office of the Inspector General found thatUCSF “has complied with all Federak regulations for claiming reimbursement for administrative and clericapl expenses” connected to the NIH