Douglas Wells of Barnesville, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s MD Class of 2020, received a scholarship from the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry to attend and present research.

Along with two other students, he spoke on “Caring for Patients with Differing Abilities: Enhancing Medical School Curriculum” at the 17th Annual AADMD Conference in Rochester, New York.

The students also participated as panelists discussing the topic of getting students involved in transforming medical school education. At the conference, Wells received the AADMD Future Leader Baton Award given for outstanding leadership and service in his pursuit to improve the quality of health care or individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disabilities. He was also appointed national chair of the Student/Resident Committee of AADMD.