AAMC announces next president and CEO
The Association of American Medical Colleges today named as its next president and CEO David Skorton, M.D., who currently serves as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. A board-certified cardiologist, president emeritus of Cornell University, past president of the University of Iowa and a member of the National Academy of Medicine, Skorton will succeed Darrell Kirch, M.D., who has led the association for nearly 13 years, effective July 15.
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