Wood receives Medal of Public Service
Posted: June 2, 2011
Dr. Douglas Wood receives the Walter F. Patenge Medal of Public Service
The award, named for the first president of the Michigan Osteopathic Medicine Advisory Board, is given each year for excellence in medicine, government, and public service. On May 26, the college honored former MSU college dean Dr. Wood.
Dr. Wood served as the College of Osteopathic Medicine dean from 1991-95 and associate dean from 1987-91. Currently the senior vice president for academic affairs at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Dr. Wood was the inaugural dean of the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona from 2005-10. From 1995-2005, he was president of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. The recipient of two honorary doctorate degrees and the Phillips Medal for Public Service, he has been honored by the Michigan Kidney Foundation and the Michigan Senate for his work with kidney disease.