Department of Internal Medicine Dr. Mark Awarded Carver College of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award  Allyn L. Mark, M.D. Roy J. Carver Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiovascuar Diseases
6/6/2007 Allyn Mark, M.D., Roy J. Carver Professor of Medicine, will receive the 2007 University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A.Carver College of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award for Achievement on Friday, June 8, in Iowa City. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor the college bestows upon its graduates. Established in 1998, this awards program recognizes former students and colleagues who have transcended their fundamental roles as health care providers, scientists and educators to become leaders in the advancement of medicine. The Award for Achievement recognizes UI Carver College of Medicine alumni for significant personal accomplishments in science, medicine and education. An internationally acclaimed leader in translational medicine and cardiovascular research and training, Dr. Mark has made fundamental contributions to autonomic neurovascular biology. He also is recognized for his skills as a mentor, teacher and administrator. Mark earned bachelor's (1957) and medical (1961) degrees at the UI, and he completed a medical residency (1967) and fellowship (1969) in the UI Department of Internal Medicine before joining the UI medical faculty. Mark's research achievements have advanced understanding of the brain's role in regulating cardiovascular function and blood pressure, as well as the pathogenesis of hypertension and heart failure. Mark also served in numerous leadership positions within his department and the college - he directed the Clinical Research Center and later led the internal medicine department's cardiovascular division for 19 years. He also served as associate dean for research for 11 years. Alumni of the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine include all graduates of the University's education and training programs for undergraduate and graduate medical education, associated medical sciences and graduate basic sciences. Detailed profiles of the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are available online at http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu. |
