AMA presents government service award to NIH director

WASHINGTON — The American Medical Association (AMA) presented Dr. Michael M. Gottesman, deputy director for Intramural Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service. Dr. Gottesman was selected for the AMA’s top government service award for his contributions to public health, medical science and the training of physician-scientists.

Dr. Gottesman was one of six honorees chosen this year to receive the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service. The award, named after the founding father of the AMA, recognizes elected and career officials in federal, state or municipal service whose outstanding contributions have promoted the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.