AMA honors neurology executive for lifetime achievement

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CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) honored Catherine M. Rydell, chief executive officer of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award for her more than 25 years of leadership in organized medicine. The award honors a medical association executive who has contributed substantially to the goals and ideals of the medical profession.

“Through her hard work and leadership over the last 20 years, Catherine Rydell has been instrumental in expanding the reach of the American Academy of Neurology—forging numerous international ties with neurology advocates across the globe and more than doubling the Academy’s neurologist members,” said AMA Board Chair Russ Kridel, M.D. “Catherine is being recognized for her tireless advocacy on behalf of the entire neurology community and I am pleased to present her with this award for a lifetime of service.” 

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