Wesley Burks, M.D., Receives UAMS College of Medicine’s 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Alumnus Award

By Andrew Vogler

LITTLE ROCK — Wesley Burks, M.D., dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health, received the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.

“Wesley’s current roles alone would warrant the Distinguished Alumnus Award, but he has truly earned this honor over his entire career as a physician-scientist and leader in academic medicine,” said Steven Webber, M.D., dean of the College of Medicine and UAMS executive vice chancellor. “It is also a well-earned award because of his impact on UAMS and Arkansas Children’s.”

Burks, a 1980 UAMS College of Medicine graduate, served in several leadership roles in the UAMS Department of Pediatrics from 1985 to 2003, and is internationally recognized for his research in food allergies. After UAMS, Burks worked at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Wesley Burks, M.D., Receives UAMS College of Medicine’s 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Alumnus Award

Steven Webber, M.D., and Richard F. Jacobs, M.D., presented Wesley Burks, M.D., (center) with the award. Image by Andrew Vogler