Les Hall, MD, serves as professor of medicine and dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, and as the chief academic officer for Prisma Health Midlands. Prior to moving to South Carolina in 2016, he spent 16 years at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, with roles including leader of the system quality office, Chief Medical Officer, and Interim Dean. While in Missouri, he worked locally and nationally with colleagues to enhance interprofessional education, including the preparation of faculty to lead interprofessional education and to promote interprofessional collaborative care.