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AMA honors government service, dedication to health care

The AMA announced recipients of the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service — the highest award for elected officials, government employees

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AMA presents lifetime achievement award to recently retired AAFPRS CEO

The AMA presented Stephen C. Duffy, former executive VP and CEO of the AAFPRS, with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award

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AMA honors retiring ACP leader with lifetime achievement award

The AMA presented Dr. Steven E. Weinberger, emeritus of the ACP, with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award

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AMA presents lifetime achievement award to DC medical society exec

The AMA presented K. Edward Shanbacker, executive VP of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia (MSDC), with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement

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AMA honors director with lifetime achievement award

The AMA presented Katie O. Orrico, J.D., director of the Washington Office at the AANS and CNS, with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award

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AMA posthumously honors urologist with meritorious achievement award

The AMA presented the late Alabama-based urologist William Jefferson Terry, M.D., with the Medical Executive Meritorious Achievement Award.

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Physician who discovered CTE in NFL players gets AMA’s highest honor

Pathologist Bennet Omalu, MD, MBA, MPH, received the Distinguished Service Award for being the first to recognize brain abnormalities in NFL players.

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AMA presents distinguished service award to Dr. Omalu

Dr. Bennet Omalu, whose work and life inspired the 2015 Will Smith film, “Concussion,” received the award at the AMA’s Interim Meeting.

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Parental leave in GME: Two physicians recognized for research

Two physicians will conduct one of the first studies in more than 20 years on present-day parental leave across medical specialties in graduate medical education (GME). They received a grant from the Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women.

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