David R. Challoner

David R. Challoner, MD, is Vice President (Emeritus) for Health Affairs of the University of Florida. He is a leader of academic medicine and research in the U.S., and his scientific career has included research in endocrinology and metabolism resulting in over thirty scientific publications. His clinical specialty is in internal medicine with a subspecialty interest in endocrinology. Challoner has held leadership and health policy positions in many national organizations including the Association of American Medical Colleges where he holds Distinguished Service Membership, the American Medical Association where he served as Chairman of the Section on Medical Schools, and the American Federation for Clinical Research which he served as President. He previously served as Dean and Professor of Medicine at the St. Louis University School of Medicine. From 1988-1900, he was appointed by President Reagan to Chair the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science. He served on the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and the National Academies' umbrella Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPUP). Challoner is a member and past Foreign Secretary of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, and the founding Co-chair of the InterAcademy Medical Panel, a global coalition of medical academies. He also served as Chairman of the Membership Committee and as a member of the Governing Council of the IOM and as a member of the Governing Board of the National Research Council.