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SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 9) -- The University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine is the recipient of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2002 Award for Outstanding Community Service. The award, given annually to just one medical school in the country, was presented here tonight at the association's annual meeting.

The award honors efforts to ameliorate health-care inequities in remote small towns, in inner city neighborhoods, and among needy populations throughout the states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho--the WWAMI region--as well as nationally and globally.

These public service efforts result from a longstanding collaboration among the University of Washington School of Medicine, thousands of physicians practicing in the WWAMI region, hundreds of the region's towns and cities, numerous clinics and agencies, and five universities: Washington State University, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Idaho, Montana State University and the University of Wyoming.

Specifically, the Outstanding Community Service Award recognizes:

• The life-changing influence of more than 4,100 community physicians who volunteer as clinical teachers for UW medical students and as role models of a service ethic.

• The volunteer public service initiatives of UW health-professions students during their training in Seattle and in towns across the five-state region.

• Outreach efforts to diverse populations, particularly to urban and rural Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

• International health programs in which faculty and students learn first-hand about health issues in developing nations.

• Community health research that leads to volunteer action and public policy changes.

Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine, accepted the award on behalf of the faculty, staff and students who volunteer their time to worthy causes in the c
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Contact: Pam Sowers
sowerspl@u.washington.edu
206-685-4232
University of Washington
9-Nov-2002

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