Dr. H. David Wilson receives Distinguished Service Award

Dr. H. David Wilson receives the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges from Dr. Darrell Kirch,, President & CEO of the AAMC, at its Annual Meeting in Chicago, November, 2014. A pediatrician with fellowship training in infectious diseases, Dr. H.David Wilson was previously Dean and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences as well as Vice President for Health Affairs. He had previously been a faculty member at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, completing his tenure at UK as Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, where he also served as Vice Chair of Pediatrics and Director of Admissions. Dr. Wilson is a graduate of Wabash College and St. Louis University School of Medicine. He was a resident in pediatrics at the University of Kentucky and an NIH fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School-Dallas. He also completed a sabbatical study in virology at the University of London Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Sick Children in London, England. Dr. Wilson was selected as an American Council on Education (ACE) fellow mentored by President David Roselle at the University of Kentucky. He has received several teaching awards, including the University of Kentucky Alumni Association’s Great Teacher Award and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Alumni’s Commonwealth Award. He is a past chair of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Governing Council of the Section on Medical Schools. He has served as chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Section on Community-Based Deans. He is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and one book. Dr. Wilson was elected by the AMA’s House of Delegates to serve on their Council on Medical Education and was appointed to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Dr. Wilson was elected Chair of the AAMC Council of Deans. He most recently served the University of Kentucky College of Medicine as Special Assistant to the Dean for Educational Development.