“Dr. Wilson was the right man at the right time for our medical school,” says University System of Maryland Chancellor William “Brit” Kirwan. “His vision led the University of Maryland School of Medicine into the top echelon of American medical schools. That is a legacy a privileged few can boast.”
UMD has already named Dr. E. Albert Reece, vice chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and dean of the university’s college of medicine, as Wilson’s successor. Reece is also Black.
After Wilson’s tenure is up, he says he’s going to hang around the school for about six months to put the final touches on a new academic program that focuses on minority health issues and health disparities.
“I just want to make sure that it is humming along smoothly,” he says. “And then probably some time next year, I will fade away from the medical school scene.”
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