Delaware National Guard Former Delaware Guardsman appointed dean Dr. R. Michael Gallagher, recently retired as a colonel from the Delaware Air National Guard, has been named dean of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ, by the university’s board of trustees. Dr. Gallagher joined the faculty at UMDNJ in 1982 as a clinical professor, and was appointed professor with tenure in the department of Family Medicine in 1995. For the past nine years, he has served as vice dean of the school and as medical director of the school’s faculty practice plan for the past 10 years. He is a nationally recognized leader in the field of osteopathic medical education and healthcare policy and administration and an internationally known expert in headache research and pain management. As a member of the Delaware Air National Guard, he served as the State Surgeon and commander of the 166th Medical Squadron. He has 20 commendations during his military career including the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster), the Delaware Distinguished Service Medal and the 2000-01 Outstanding Guard Squadron Award.

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