He trained as a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, before going on to hold senior administrative positions at several medical colleges.
[2] He worked at the National Institute of Mental Health, becoming the acting scientific director in 1993.
He joined the AAMC's Executive Council in 2001,[3] then in July 2006, he took up the position of president and CEO.
[6] David J. Skorton, the former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, succeeds him in the leadership role.
[citation needed] He received the University of Colorado Denver's "Silver and Gold" award in 2002.