Four stars: School of Medicine faculty honored
Four School of Medicine faculty were honored at the national meeting of the American College of Physicians:
Marvin Forland, M.D., MACP, professor emeritus of medicine who helped launch the Long School of Medicine, received the Texas Chapter Centennial Award. A founding faculty member of the Health Science Center, Dr. Forland recorded a video history interview. View
Ralph DeFronzo, M.D., FACP, professor of medicine and chief of diabetes, received the Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for Contributions in Diabetes.
Ruth Berggren, M.D., FACP, professor of medicine–infectious diseases and director of the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, received the Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award for Scholarly Activities in the Humanities and History of Medicine.
George Crawford, M.D., MACP, professor of medicine and associate director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, was installed as governor of the Southern Texas Region of the ACP.
