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Darrell kirch academic medicine is poised to transform health care
Darrell G. Kirch MD is an American physician who is president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). He trained as a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, before going on to hold senior administrative positions at several medical colleges.
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- Darrell kirch academic medicine is poised to transform health care
- Education and early career
- Leadership roles
- Personal life
- Awards and honours
- References
Education and early career
He studied medicine at University of Colorado Denver, graduating with a BA and then with a MD in 1977. He completed a residency in psychiatry in 1982.
Leadership roles
He worked at the National Institute of Mental Health, becoming the acting scientific director in 1993.
In 1994 he became Dean of the School of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG). In 2000, Kirch he took up the positions of Dean of the Penn State College of Medicine and CEO of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
He joined the AAMC's Executive Council in 2001, then in July 2006, he took up the position of president and CEO.
Personal life
He is married to Deborah and they have two daughters.
Awards and honours
He was awarded the Outstanding Service Medal of the United States Public Health Service.
He received the University of Colorado Denver's "Silver and Gold" award in 2002. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science in 2013.