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Associate Provost for Human Health Affairs

James Hillard

James Randolph Hillard

The Associate Provost for Human Health Affairs provides leadership and support to Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine, and College of Nursing, as well as oversight of the MSU HealthTeam and Olin Student Health Center, working collaboratively in support of new and existing initiatives and the mission of excellence in education, healthcare, research, outreach, and community service.

A graduate of Stanford University, James Randolph (Randy) Hillard received his M.D. degree in 1977, and completed his internship in pediatrics/psychiatry and psychiatry residency at Duke University Medical Center in 1981. His subspecialties include emergency and forensic psychiatry. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (psychiatry), American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (forensic psychiatry), and the National Board of Medical Examiners. Prior to joining Michigan State University in July 2007, Dr. Hillard served as professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati from 1989 to 2006. He also served as executive associate dean for clinical affairs from 1997 to 2002, and vice dean for clinical affairs from 2002 to 2007. During his tenure as department chair, Dr. Hillard was able to increase NIH funding from none to over $15 million per year and pharmaceutical funding from none to over $4 million. Dr. Hillard is credited with securing the largest gift in UC history from living donors ($30 million) to start the Craig and Frances Lindner Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, an unrestricted grant from Procter and Gamble in the amount of $2.2 million for obesity research, and over $10 million in NIH SBIR grants for psychiatry biotechnology. Additionally, Dr. Hillard founded a managed care corporation subsidiary that generated $9 million for investment in departmental research and teaching missions.

  • James Randolph Hillard, Associate Provost for Human Health Affairs
  • 440 Administration Building
  • East Lansing, MI 48824-1046