ROSALYN SINGLETON, M.D.  received her medical degree from Northwestern Medical School, Chicago in 1982, pediatric residency at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, and a master’s in public health from Loma Linda University, California.  She started her career as a pediatrician on the Navajo reservation and in 1988 moved to Anchorage, Alaska, to work as a pediatrician at the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC).    
She became aware that many children were becoming seriously ill due to vaccine-preventable infections.  She was appointed as an immunization consultant for ANMC and worked tirelessly to improve the rate of immunizations for all children statewide.  She also saw that American Indians/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children had high rates of illnesses, meningitis, hepatitis, pneumonia, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) caused by viruses and bacterial infections that did not yet have vaccines available to prevent these diseases.  
 Singleton was appointed to the position of research associate at the Arctic Investigations Program/Center for Disease Control in Anchorage.  She collaborated on numerous research projects, which led to the testing and distribution of these vaccines to prevent infants and young children from becoming infected with these deadly diseases. As a dedicated member of the medical profession and the Alaska community, Singleton has contributed significantly to improving the lives of children and families in Alaska.  Through her work with colleagues in other states and countries, she has had a profoundly positive impact on children worldwide.  
 In addition, Singleton is a wonderful role model and mentor for women in her field, rural providers, medical students, nurses, and community health aides.  She has great leadership skills and is a willing teacher.  She has published over 120 papers as either primary author or co-author.