Rhode Islander honored with Medical Lifetime Achievement Award

SAN DIEGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) honored Newell E. Warde, Ph.D., executive director of the Rhode Island Medical Society (RIMS), with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors a medical association executive who has contributed substantially to the goals and ideals of the medical profession.

“Over the past 34 years, Newell E. Warde has provided continuity, experience, and a steady hand during challenge, crossroads, and legislative battle waged by the Rhode Island Medical Society,” said AMA President Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A. “A talented writer, advocate, and jack-of-all-trades, Warde has led RIMS during a period of rapid change in health care – and done so with a clear and fair mind, as well as bold focus on the task at hand and the future.”