Vivian Lee quietly left her job as a professor at the University of Utah — after her $1 million salary contract ended and a year of turmoil

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vivian Lee speaks at a news conference celebrating the University of Utah Hospital on Friday, July 10, 2015.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vivian Lee speaks at a news conference celebrating the University of Utah Hospital on Friday, July 10, 2015.

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