James Michael "Jim" Messmer, M.D., is retiring from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine as senior associate dean for medical education, effective June 30. Messmer came to VCU in 1981 as a full-time radiologist in the abdominal imaging area. He has been the school's senior associate dean for the past 16 years. His successor, Dr. Isaac K. "Ike" Wood, takes over July 1. Read more.