Worthy of note: Honors, awards, appointments, etc.
James Strickler, M.D., a professor of
medicine emeritus and former
dean of DMS, has been elected
to cochair
with Winston
Lord, former
U.S. ambassador
to China
the board of
directors of the
International
Rescue Committee, one of the
world's largest nonsectarian
agencies serving refugees.
C. Everett Koop, M.D., the McInerny Professor of Surgery and the senior scholar of the Koop Institute, recently received the American Cancer Society's most prestigious award, the Medal of Honor, for his efforts in the battle against cancer.
Matthew Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., a
professor of psychiatry and of
pharmacology,
received a Lifetime
Contribution
Award
from the International
Society
for Traumatic
Stress
Studies. He heads the National
Center for Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder, based at the White
River Junction, Vt., VA.
Harold Sox, M.D., the Huber Professor and chair of medicine, has been named chair of the executive committee of the newly constituted Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee. The group will evaluate the evidence on the clinical effectiveness of tests and treatments on behalf of the federal Health Care Financing Administration, through which Medicare funding flows.
John Radebaugh, M.D., an associate
professor of clinical community
and family medicine emeritus,
has been
inducted into
the Farmworkers
Advocate
Hall of Fame
in recognition
of his efforts to
improve living
conditions and access to health
care for farmworkers and other
disenfranchised people.
Paul Uhlig, M.D., an associate
professor of surgery, was recently
presented the
Mary Gates
Award in recognition
of his
efforts to improve
health
care nationally;
the award
is named for the mother of Microsoft
founder Bill Gates.
Seddon Savage, M.D., an adjunct
assistant professor of anesthesiology,
has been appointed chair
of the Liaison
Committee on
Pain and Addiction,
a joint
project of the
American Pain
Society, the
American Society
of Addiction Medicine,
and the American Academy of
Pain Medicine.
Donald Kollisch, M.D., an associate professor of community and family medicine, has been elected president of the New Hampshire chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
A pair of assistant professors of obstetrics and gynecology Leslie DeMars, M.D., and Judith Tyson, M.D.were presented with the "Making a Difference for Women" award of the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Women.
Rosemary Orgren, Ph.D., a research
assistant professor of community
and family
medicine,
has been appointed
to the
newly formed
Healthy New
Hampshire
2010 Leadership
Council by the governor
and the commissioner of health
and human services.
Jack Singer, M.D., an assistant
professor of surgery (ophthalmology),
was
chosen as a
judge for the
film committee
of the American
Society of
Cataract and
Refractive
Surgery. He has received six
awards over the past 10 years for
his instructional videos.
Two members of the pediatrics departmentArdis Olson, M.D., an associate professor, and Waldert Rivera-Saez, Ph.D., an instructor were recently presented the Blue Cross-Blue Shield National Association's Award for Best and Innovative Practices in Medical and Pharmaceutical Management for a project that they head called Partnerships for Enhancing Managed Care.
David Cozzolino, M.D., last year's chief resident in urology, was the 1999 recipient of the Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award.
Kristine Parke, a fourth-year medical student, was one of three students nationwide awarded a scholarship to attend the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's annual predoctoral education conference.
Amy Vinther, a second-year medical student, was named regional coordinator of the American Medical Women's Association.
Charlotte Sanborn, A.R.T., an assistant
professor of psychiatry
emeritus, was
recently presented
with
the Outstanding
Achievement
Award of
the International
Association
of Employee Assistance Professionals
in Education.
Joel Holt, a perinatal respiratory therapist at DHMC, was selected as the 1999 Respiratory Therapist of the Year by the Vermont- New Hampshire State Society for Respiratory Care.
DHMC recently received full, three-year reaccreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, with a score of 91 out of a possible 100 points.
DHMC has been reverified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level 1 Trauma Center with Pediatric Commitment, indicating special expertise in trauma care for children. It is the only ACS-verified hospital in New Hampshire.
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