David J. Skorton
David J. Skorton | |
|---|---|
| 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 76–77) |
| Spouse | Robin L. Davisson |
| Education | Northwestern University (BS, MD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biomedical engineering |
| Institutions | University of Iowa Cornell University |
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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. Prior to the AAMC, he led the Smithsonian Institution, as its 13th Secretary from July 2015 to June 2019. A cardiologist, he was president of Cornell University from 2006 to 2015. 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. He was the first physician to serve as president of the Smithsonian Institution.