23 Facts About David Skorton

David Skorton began his career as a professor of medicine and engineering.

David Skorton completed his medical residency and fellowship in cardiology at UCLA, where he served as chief medical resident.

David Skorton began his career in Iowa in 1980, when he became an instructor at the University of Iowa.

David Skorton was selected to serve the state as the 19th president of the university.

David Skorton has been cited as one factor in increased donations to the university.

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David Skorton chaired the Business-Higher Education Forum and the Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships.

David Skorton established a University Diversity Council at Cornell University in 2006 and presently serves as its co-chair.

David Skorton writes monthly guest columns for the independent student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, a bi-monthly column for the Cornell Alumni Magazine, and blogs for Forbes.

In 2011, David Skorton led Cornell's effort to build a new applied sciences campus in New York City, in response to a competition designed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to boost the city's technology startup sector.

David Skorton was a proponent of immigration reform, testifying on behalf of the Association of American Universities before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security in support of the DREAM Act and specifically to allow more skilled immigrants to live and work in the United States.

David Skorton argued that preserving college affordability must be a major priority of universities and Congress.

David Skorton took national public positions on fraternity hazing and suicide prevention.

David Skorton pledged to end hazing in the fraternity and sorority system, and wrote an op-ed on the topic in The New York Times.

In 2010, David Skorton responded to three student suicides by speaking out nationally for suicide prevention, as well as authorizing the construction of barriers on the bridges over Cornell's gorges and increasing resources for counseling on campus.

David Skorton spoke out about the continued importance of the humanities to society.

David Skorton joined eight other University presidents in signing a statement addressing gun violence in January 2013.

David Skorton was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 2017.

In December 2018, the Smithsonian announced that David Skorton would be leaving his position in June 2019 to become president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

When he assumed the presidency of the AAMC, David Skorton said he would focus on three challenges: diversity, equity, and inclusion ; mental health and substance use disorders; and access and affordability of care.

In July 2020, David Skorton joined other executives at the AAMC in issuing a statement in support of Dr Anthony Fauci, the top federal infectious disease official.

In 2020, David Skorton was named a volunteer member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the arts and humanities.

David Skorton began playing saxophone at age 9 and plays the flute.

David Skorton was co-host of a weekly program, "As Night Falls - Latin Jazz, " on KSUI FM, the University of Iowa's public radio station.