▁the ▁Re product ive ▁End ocr in ology ▁Study ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health ▁( NI H ); ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Data ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁Mon itor ing ▁Board ▁panel ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Health / National ▁Child ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Development ▁Re product ive ▁Medicine ▁Network ; ▁and ▁past ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine ▁Al umn i ▁Society . ▁ ▁University ▁Pres iden cy ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Dr . ▁Az z iz ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁then ▁Medical ▁College ▁of ▁Georgia ▁( M CG ) ▁ ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁its ▁health ▁System . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁health ▁system ▁had ▁operated ▁independently ▁until ▁then ▁governor ▁Son ny ▁P erd ue ▁signed ▁a ▁law ▁that ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁over arch ing ▁entity , ▁the ▁M CG ▁Health ▁System , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Az z iz ▁asked ▁for ▁state ▁appro val ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁name ▁from ▁Medical ▁College ▁of ▁Georgia ▁to ▁Georgia ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁University ▁( G H SU ) ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁elev ating ▁the ▁university ' s ▁national ▁profile . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁University ▁System ▁of ▁Georgia ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁approved ▁the ▁name ▁change ▁to ▁G H SU , ▁and ▁the ▁M CG - aff ili ated ▁hosp it als ▁changed ▁their ▁names ▁to ▁keep ▁in ▁alignment ▁with ▁the ▁brand ▁identity . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁the ▁university