ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has approved a plan that will change the structure of the governing board of the school's Health Sciences Center.
The 4-2 vote came Monday after an hours-long meeting.
The Health Sciences Center includes University of New Mexico Hospital, the medical school, the nursing college and the cancer center. It all has been governed by a seven-member board that included regents, community members and the chair of the hospital's board of directors.
Under the new plan, that board will be replaced with a committee of three regents.
Regent Rob Doughty said an immediate change was needed to deal with a financial crunch.
Critics accused the regents of rushing to a decision, saying the changes amounted to a power grab that would politicize oversight.