Acting Dean of Health Sciences and Nursing
Dr. Pete Gutierrez, M.D., Acting Dean of Health Sciences and Nursing, is responsible for hiring faculty, overseeing the budget, fundraising, setting academic rules and policies, developing academic programs and performing other administrative functions for the Allied Health Sciences and Nursing departments. He coordinates student activities, participates in activities of faculty committees, advises the Provost on academic matters, and provides academic mentoring to faculty.
Dr. Gutierrez brings decades of experience as an educator, researcher and a medical doctor who has run a successful practice in Miami. He has clinical experience in a number of specialties including Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology, HIV, Emergency Medicine and Oncology.
Most recently, Dr. Gutierrez was Associate Dean at the Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. While there, he successfully oversaw the 10-year accreditation of the College of Medicine and successfully developed a Master in Physician Assistant Studies Program.
Before FIU, Dr. Gutierrez served as Dean of Miami Dade Medical College’s School of Health Sciences, overseeing 18 Allied Health programs including Massage therapy, Nursing, Physician Assistant, EMS, Pharmacy tech, Respiratory Tech, Optometry tech, Imaging and Sonogram tech and many others. The Allied Health programs at Miami Dade serve more than 7,000 students.
Over the years, Dr. Gutierrez has been recognized for his academic as well as civic achievements with designations such as the Health Care Heroes award from the Miami Chamber of Commerce, special recognition for dedication to Miami’s homeless population from the Florida Department of Health and the Outstanding Clinical Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Sciences during his tenure at Nova Southeastern University.
