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Member NewsRichard D. Feldman, MD,Elected President of Indiana Medical History MuseumThe Indiana Medical History Museum elected board members and a slate of officersat their Annual Business Meeting on November 5, 2006. Richard D. Feldman, MD,director of medical education at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, was electedpresident. Dr. Feldman is a past president of the IAFP. In addition, Missy Lewis,IAFP foundation director, serves as a member of the board.The Indiana Medical History Museum is housed in the Old Pathology Building onthe grounds of the former Central State Hospital. Opening in 1896, the PathologyBuilding was dedicated to discovering the causes of mental illness to aid sciencein finding cures for the residents. In addition to the historical pathology labs,there is also a replica of a mid-twentieth century Hoosier doctor’s office that hasbeen financially supported by the IAFP Foundation.Frederick R. Ridge, MD,Receives Tony and Mary Hulman Health Achievement AwardDr. Frederick R. Ridge, health officer from Greene County, was honored Thursday,October 19, 2006, at the 22nd annual “Tony and Mary Hulman Health AchievementAwards” dinner at the downtown Westin Hotel in Indianapolis. James Rogers,president of the Indiana Public Health Foundation, Inc., notes that the awards aregiven to recognize outstanding contributions in the fields of geriatrics andgerontology, preventive medicine and public health, and environmental health,along with a Lifetime Award for Distinguished Service in Years of HealthAdvancement. These awards are given to individuals, as well as to business andindustry recipients. Judy O’Bannon was the dinner chairman for this prestigiousawards program.Dr. Ridge received the award in the area of preventive medicine and public health.Dr. Virginia Caine, Marion County Health Department director, presented the awardto Dr. Ridge. Comments from the letter nominating Dr. Ridge included: Dr. Ridgehas exemplified exceptional and dedicated leadership in recognizing the need toimprove the image of public health, and the importance for all local healthdepartments to have a voice in advancing public health and improvingcommunications among local health departments. He has been instrumental inbringing local health officers and staff together to develop the Indiana Associationof Public Health Physicians and Local Health Departments Organization, Inc. Dr.Ridge has served as chairman of three continuing education seminars for localhealth officers for six years, and worked to include local health department staff asparticipants in the seminars, providing them with the opportunity to shareinformation and solutions on improving the image of local health departments.26
ResidencyReception RaisesKnowledge,Excitement in Fieldof Family MedicineMedical students from the IU School of Medicine were invited toattend a family medicine residency reception at the RiverwalkBanquet Center in Broad Ripple on November 7. More than 30students enjoyed the IAFP’s night of fiesta-themed fun, food andfantastic freebies. Several drawings for restaurant gift cards andPacers tickets were held, and the winners were:Tim Hansen, MS II$50 P.F. Chang’s gift cardJesse Beery, MS II$50 P.F. Chang’s gift cardTim Hansen, MS IITickets for Pacers vs. Orlando MagicJared Coffman, MS IV$50 Rock Bottom gift cardJeff Scott, MS IV$50 Rock Bottom gift cardMatt Nobari, MS IIITickets for Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks27
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