Johnson, Cynda Ann
Biographical Note
Dr. Cynda Ann Johnson, president and dean, M.D. (UCLA School of Medicine), M.B.A.(University of Missouri at Kansas City) was selected founding dean of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in January 2008. She received a bachelor's degree in German and biology from Stanford University where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She did her residency training in family medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center and a teaching fellowship at the University of North Carolina. She served as residency director at KU and, while serving as interim chair of the Department of Family Medicine, completed her MBA at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. She also served as professor and head of the Department of Community and Behavioral Medicine, and director of the Family Care Center for the University of Iowa. Dr. Johnson joined East Carolina University in 2003 as dean of the Brody School of Medicine and, in 2006, was appointed senior associate vice chancellor for clinical and translational research in the Division of Research and Graduate Studies. While serving in this role, she led the development of the ECU Center for Health Disparities Research.
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Records of the Office of the Dean of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Cynda Ann Johnson
This collection contains office files from Cynda Ann Johnson, the founding dean of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM). This collection includes office information, travel information, the School of Medicine's class information, reports and magazines, plaques, and personal papers, cards, and correspondence.