Debra Schwinn, MD, was the first female dean of the Carver College of Medicine. At the time of her appointment, she was one of only 20 female medical school deans in the U.S. Schwinn, an anesthesiologist and a nationally known researcher in molecular physiology, succeeded Paul Rothman, MD. Interim Executive Associate Dean Donna Hammond, PhD, professor of pharmacology, served as acting dean for several months prior to Schwinn's arrival.
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Sunday, January 1, 2012