The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) has named Dr. Kevin Wilson as Interim Dean, beginning July 23, 2022, following the announcement of the departure of its current Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Thomas J. Mohr.

“Dr. Wilson is well known and highly respected across our many stakeholder communities and I deeply appreciate his willingness to accept this important appointment,” said Dr. Tracy J. Farnsworth, President of ICOM.

For the past five years, Kevin Wilson, DO, FACOI, FACP, has served as Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs for ICOM, playing an integral role in securing the College’s 50+ clinical affiliation sites.

Dr. Wilson received his B.S. in biology from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan before graduating from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988. He completed his internship and Internal Medicine residency at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital in Highland Park, Michigan.

Dr. Wilson practiced inpatient and outpatient Internal Medicine from 1992-2017 in Cottonwood, Arizona at Verde Valley Medical Center. There, he developed the center’s Internal Medicine residency and served as the Director of Medical Education and Program Director.

ICOM has launched a national search for its next Dean and Chief Academic Officer. College leadership hopes to have the next Dean/CAO in place by December 1, 2022.