UCSF last month forced out the Dean of the medical school, David Kessler, over a dispute about internal finances. At the time of Kessler’s dismissal, the university declined to give Kessler, or to make public, a financial audit conducted by an outside and independent auditing firm, KPMG. The university said it was bound by a confidentiality agreement with the auditor, notwithstanding that the report normally would be viewed as a public record. On Monday, however, UCSF released the report, explaining that KPMG had consented to disclosure.

The report apparently does not resolve the financial and accounting issues underlying the dispute between the university and Kessler, however. Today’s SF Chronicle has a story that examines the findings of the newly released audit and reports on Kessler’s response to the it. You can see the story here.

-PS