David J. Skorton | |
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5th President and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges | |
Assumed office July 15, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Darrell Kirch |
13th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution | |
In office July 1, 2015 – June 15, 2019 | |
Preceded by | G. Wayne Clough |
Succeeded by | Lonnie Bunch |
12th President of Cornell University | |
In office July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jeffrey S. Lehman |
Succeeded by | Elizabeth Garrett |
19th President of the University of Iowa | |
In office March 1, 2003 – June 30, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Mary Sue Coleman |
Succeeded by | Sally Mason |
Personal details | |
Born | David Jan Skorton 1949 (age 74–75) |
Spouse | Robin L. Davisson |
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Biomedical engineering |
Institutions | University of Iowa Cornell University |
David Jan Skorton is an American physician and academic. He has been president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) since July 15, 2019.[1] Prior to the AAMC, he led the Smithsonian Institution, as its 13th Secretary from July 2015 to June 2019.[2] A cardiologist, he was president of Cornell University from 2006 to 2015.[3][4] Before arriving at Cornell, he served as president of the University of Iowa, where he had been a longtime professor and then vice president. He began his career as a professor of medicine and engineering.[5] He was the first physician to serve as president of the Smithsonian Institution.