Binational Health Pioneer Award/Premio por ser Pionero de Salud Binacional: Michael V. Drake, MD Chancellor
University of California, Irvine
United States Canciller
Universidad de California, Irvine
Estados Unidos Michael V. Drake, MD, Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), was recognized for his early advocacy of the California/Mexico Health Initiative. Under his leadership, UCI has garnered a host of achievements in research, education and public service. Today, more students are seeking a UCI education than ever before, leading to record total enrollment and making UCI among the fastest-growing campuses in the UC system. UCI's connection with the local community continues to deepen, as evidenced by record-breaking fundraising that is topping $100 million annually. UCI is pioneering research breakthroughs that are improving - even saving - lives, including stem cell research that has made the campus one of California's leaders in the field. UCI is moving ahead rapidly on several initiatives that will strengthen its distinguished reputation, such as building a new hospital at the nationally ranked UC Irvine Medical Center, developing a new law school, and launching new programs in nursing science, pharmaceutical sciences and public health. UCI has continued its ambitious expansion by completing or undertaking more than 30 on-time and on-budget construction projects totaling $1.4 billion and 5.4 million square feet. These efforts will provide a strong foundation for UCI's development as a world-class university. Chancellor Drake is an active member of several scientific and scholarly societies. He is a member of the National Academies' Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, immediate past national president of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and immediate past chair of the board of directors of the Association of Academic Health Centers. Chancellor Drake also has written and spoken extensively on healthcare workforce education and policy. He has received a number of awards for teaching, public service, mentoring and research, including the UC San Francisco School of Medicine's Clinical Teaching Award, UCSF alumnus of the year in 2000, and the Herbert W. Nickens Award from the American Association of Medical Colleges in 2004, recognizing his career-long efforts to promote social justice through medical education. He was inducted into UC San Francisco's Gold Headed Cane Society in 2003 and was awarded the 2007 Champions of Health Professions Diversity by The California Wellness Foundation. Prior to his arrival at UCI, Chancellor Drake served five years as vice president for health affairs at the University of California, overseeing education policy and research activities at UC's 15 health sciences schools. In that capacity, he also directed the UC Special Research Programs in tobacco-related disease, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS research; was co-chair of the California/Mexico Health Initiative; and launched the PRIME (Program in Medical Education) initiatives to train physicians to better serve underserved populations. Chancellor Drake was Steven P. Shearing Professor of Ophthalmology and senior associate dean at the UCSF School of Medicine. He served as an administrative leader, physician-scientist and teacher, conducting clinical research on glaucoma and maintaining an active referral practice. He has written dozens of scholarly articles and chapters, and co-authored five textbooks. He is a graduate of Stanford University (A.B.) and UC San Francisco (MD). Links | |
