Charlottesville Daily Progress University of Virginia names new medical school dean The University of Virginia has a new dean for its school of medicine. Dr. David S. Wilkes, the executive associate dean for research affairs at the Indiana University School of Medicine, was named to the post on Friday, the school announced. http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/university-of-virginia-names-new-medical-school-dean/article_219832ae-1104-11e5-ba17-57653ad6f2dc.html