Dr. A. Eugene Washington lauded for leadership in improving nation's health care

Vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine, Dr. A. Eugene Washington will receive the David E. Rogers Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) at the association’s annual meeting on Nov. 8 in Chicago. He is being honored as a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people. Co-sponsored by the AAMC, the most prominent organization representing medical schools and teaching hospitals in the United States, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the award is named for Dr. David E. Rogers, a former president of the foundation and an exemplar of academic medicine's commitment to meeting the nation’s health care needs. “Dr. Washington is a remarkable national academic and healthcare leader who has dedicated his entire career to improving the health of the American people and to training its future leaders,” read a statement by UCLA colleagues in support of his nomination for the award. “His dedicated and tireless efforts over more than three decades have significantly shaped the U.S. health policy agenda … and will continue to have a ripple effect for decades to come.” His career has included working at the Centers for Disease Control on the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases; research on women’s health that shaped national guidelines of care;  leadership and service in the country’s most prestigious...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news