Association of Medical Colleges Honors Former Surgeon General
SAN FRANCISCO
Former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher is the third recipient of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Herbert W. Nickens, M.D. award. Satcher was honored at the association’s 113th Annual Meeting held last month in San Francisco. Satcher delivered an address on targeting health care disparities by increasing the diversity of medical school applicants at the meeting.
The Herbert W. Nickens, M.D. Award, named for the AAMC’s former vice president of the Division of Community and Minority Programs, is presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to promote justice in medical education and health care.
