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UAB Medicine’s New dean Tackles Absenteeism: “AI Does Not Replace Classes”
Barcelona, Spain – September 15, 2025, 05:44:56 CEST – Dr. Albert Selva O’Callaghan officially began his tenure as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in July, marking a new era for the institution. His immediate focus: combating rising student absenteeism and reaffirming the critical role of in-person learning, even in an age of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence.
Dr. Selva O’Callaghan’s appointment is historic, as he is the first dean selected under the new Organic Law of the University System (Fate). This law
