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THOMAS ALLEN BRUCEAssociate Dean |
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| Tom Bruce is a
physician and educator who served in several
capacities as a faculty member and administrator
within the University of Arkansas. From
1974-1985 he was dean of the UAMS College of
Medicine, with a commitment to improve access to
health care services in the most rural parts of
Arkansas. In 2000-2002 he served as the
Inaugural Dean for the UAMS College of Public
Health, creating a partnership approach that
linked the University with the Arkansas
Department of Health and communities across the
state to prepare graduates with skills in
citizen-based health improvement. Beginning in
January 2003 he joined efforts to open the
University’s new Clinton School of Public
Service, first as Dean pro tem and since June 1,
2004, as Associate to Dean (former
Governor/Senator) David Pryor. The Clinton
School is one of the components of the William
J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park in
Little Rock. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and earned an M.D. degree at its Little Rock campus. Residency in internal medicine was carried out at Duke University, Cornell University (Bellevue Hospital/Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr. in New York City); and Parkland Memorial Hospital (Dallas). Fellowships in heart disease were completed at the University of Texas (Southwestern) and the Univ. of London Royal Postgraduate Medical School (England). He later completed the Health Systems Executive Pgm. at the Harvard Business School. His faculty career started at Wayne State University, Detroit, where he helped develop an experimental medical curriculum and, as Assistant Dean, initiated planning for a new outpatient teaching facility. He later moved to the University of Oklahoma where for six years he was the head of Cardiology and engaged in clinical practice, teaching, and research. From 1985-1997 he served in the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Mich., helping create new grantmaking initiatives and directing projects in health, leadership, and rural development. Since 1975 he has been listed in Who’s Who in America. He received an honorary DSc degree from his alma mater in 1995, and in recent years has been the recipient of the Presidential Good Turn Award (Boy Scouts of America), and special citations from the University of Transkei (South Africa), the Kaohsiung Medical College (Republic of China), and Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra (Dominican Republic). He volunteers regularly with the Arkansas Community Foundation (chairing the Philanthropy Roundtable of the Arkansas Grantmakers Association), Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts, Garvan Woodland Gardens (Hot Springs), Watershed Community Development Agency, and Heifer Project International where he serves as Immediate Past Chair of its Board of Directors. In April 2003 he was recognized as ‘Professional of the Year’ by the UALR College of Professional Studies and was a finalist in the Arkansas Times ‘2003 Arkansan of the Year.’ In May 2004 the “Bruce Commons” was dedicated in the UAMS College of Public Health, and in 2005 he was honored with CareLink’s ‘David Pryor Award in Community Service’ and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ‘Salute to Greatness’ Award. |
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