CU School of Medicine Dean Inducted into the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
from Practice Update, Winter 2007
Dr. Richard D. Krugman
On October 13, 2006, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) inducted 64 new members, raising the Institute’s total active membership to 1,586. Among those inducted was Dr. Richard D. Krugman, Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center .
This year marks the 36th anniversary of the Institute of Medicine , which was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to honor professional achievement in the health sciences and to serve as a national resource for independent analysis and recommendations on issues related to medicine, biomedical sciences and health.
“As the Institute of Medicine celebrates this milestone, it is a great pleasure to welcome these distinguished individuals as members,” said IOM President Harvey V. Fineberg. “Election recognizes those who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, healthcare, and public health. It is considered one of the highest honors in these fields.”
Current active members elect new members from among candidates nominated for their professional achievement and commitment to service.
Krugman’s induction brings the total number of CU faculty in the IOM to 10. Most recently Dr. Robert Freedman, chair of psychiatry and professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at CU, was elected to the IOM in 2004 and inducted in 2005. Other CU faculty in the IOM are Frederick Battaglia, MD; Larry Green, MD; Richard Johnston, MD; Spero Manson, PhD; Robert Schrier, MD; James Strain, MD; David Talmadge, MD; and M. Roy Wilson, MD, MS.
Krugman was nominated for his international prominence in the field of child abuse. Prior to becoming dean in 1992, Krugman, a professor of pediatrics, served as director of the C. Henry Kempe National Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect from 1981-1992. He has earned many honors in the field of child abuse and neglect, and headed the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect from 1988-1991.
“Dick Krugman, who has served as dean of our School of Medicine for the past 15 years, is an internationally renowned pediatrician in child abuse and neglect. This recognition is long overdue and a credit to the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center and his profession,” said UCDHSC Chancellor, M. Roy Wilson, MD, MS. “Being inducted into this prestigious organization is indicative of the high caliber of faculty and academic leaders on this campus.”
