November 17, 2006

In General

Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, director of the MGH Disparities Solutions Center, was recognized by Health Power as an outstanding Hispanic/Latino American in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Health Power is committed to multicultural health improvement through health information and promotion, consultations, training, partnerships and networking. Betancourt was honored for his dedication and commitment to developing and implementing policies that help to eliminate racial and ethnic differences in the delivery of health care.

Martin Mihm, MD, of MGH Dermatopathology, received the 2006 Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Clinical Pathologic Studies from the Society for Melanoma Research. Mihm was honored for his work in the classification of melanoma, his recognition of early diagnostic features and the importance of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in prognosis.

Tanya Milosh Zinkus, program administrator for Training Programs in the MGH Department of Medicine, recently was elected the national chair of the Program Administrators Advisory Council, a branch of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine.