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Dr. Anantha Shekhar, a psychiatrist, has been named associate vice president for university clinical affairs at Indiana University. In his new role, Shekhar will coordinate all clinical research at the IU School of Medicine, serve on IU's clinical affairs cabinet, and serve on the research and education subcommittee of the board of the IU Health hospital system. Shekhar will also continue to be director of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, a collaboration among IU, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame. Shekhar holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph's College, a medical degree from St. John's Medical College, and a doctoral degree from the IU School of Medicine.