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Linda R. Edwards will serve as dean of the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville for a one-year term, and the university will launch a national search to replace Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr., according to a UF Health news release.
Haley, who was dean of the UF College of Medicine-Jacksonville and chief executive officer of UF Health Jacksonville, died in a watercraft accident July 24 in Palm Beach County.
Edwards is the first woman to head UF College Medicine-Jacksonville since the college expanded into Northeast Florida in 1985. Edwards has been at UF Health Jacksonville since 1981.
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UF Health Jacksonville CEO dies following a jet ski accident in Palm Beach County Share Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Jul 25, 2021 WPBF.com Web Staff
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 5:30 PM EDT Jul 25, 2021 WPBF.com Web Staff WPBF.com Web staff A Jacksonville resident died after a personal watercraft accident at the Palm Beach Inlet Saturday morning around 10:33 a.m.According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Dr. Leon Keroy Haley, 56, was operating a 2021 10’ Yamaha PWC and was ejected after he crashed.Haley was found wearing a life jacket and had serious injuries. He was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in West Palm Beach, where he succumbed to his injuries.Haley was the CEO of UF Health Jacksonville. On social media, UF Health announced his passing with the statement that read Dr. Haley was a strong, inspiratio