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The Exit Was Shut: 84 Minutes After Dr. Bradley Foerster Accepted a Maryland Job Offer, It Was Rescinded—and “Not Credible” Became His University Record

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Three days before his May 1, 2019 SACUA appeal hearing, Dr. Bradley Foerster accepted a written offer for a neuroradiology position in Maryland. Eighty-four minutes later, the offer was rescinded because of unspecified “recently discovered information.” At the hearing, Dr. Foerster said the rescission supported his concern that the proceedings were being used as a personal attack on his credibility. He told the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs that otherwise he would have resigned from UM that week, withdrawn his litigation, and moved forward. The Maryland Position On April 15, 2019, CompHealth recruiter Danielle Balagula sent Dr. Foerster a detailed description of an opening with Diagnostic Imaging in Lanham, Maryland. The position involved approximately 60 to 70 percent neuroradiology and offered a $300,000 annual salary, partnership track, benefits, and relocation assistance. The work would be performed at Doc...
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“Get the Fuck Out”: The University of Michigan Knew Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Were Trying to Leave Before the NIH Grant Dispute Became a Charge

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All four matters Dean Marschall Runge later presented as charges in the unprecedented Bylaw 5.09 proceedings against Dr. Bradley Foerster—the NIH grant dispute, the VA-related issues, the medical-billing complaint, and the civil litigation—postdated Dr. Foerster’s efforts to leave the University of Michigan (UM). By August 26, 2015, UM had formally documented that Dr. Foerster was interviewing elsewhere. During the following year, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou pursued opportunities at Northwestern University, Johns Hopkins University, Emory University, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of California, Irvine. Had Dr. Foerster accepted another position, UM could have retained and administered the NIH grant if UM declined to permit its transfer. The later NIH grant dispute, VA-related issues, medical-billing complaint, and civil litigation therefore cannot explain why Dr. Foerster began seeking anoth...
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