“Our father was very proud of UMMC …,” he said, “And, Dad, we’re proud of you.” Michael Brooks, a Golden Graduate and otolaryngologist living in Savannah, Georgia, accepted the honor in the name of his father and spoke for the Brooks family. He authored more than 30 scientific papers and a textbook, Essentials of Medical Parasitology, and was a contributing editor and member of the editorial board of “The Control of Communicable Diseases in Man.”ĭr.
He held visiting professorships at the University of Costa Rica Tokyo University, Kyoto University and Keio University in Japan and Trinity College in Ireland. In 1966, the United Nations selected Brooks to evaluate medical education in India. When UMMC opened, he became professor, associate dean and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, his role for more than 33 years. In the early 1950s, Brooks served as chief physician of the Florida State University hospital he helped establish and was the FSU football team doctor. Everyone agree with that?” he said to applause. “We had a great class it was much bigger than this, but this is the cream of the crop. James Sones, doubly recognized as a Hall of Famer and Golden Grad, spoke on behalf of the ’72 alumni. The Medical Alumni Chapter Hall of Fame welcomed six inductees as well the second-ever recipient of the Medical Early Career Achievement Award took the rostrum and a dozen “Golden Graduates” accepted medallions acknowledging their mutual milestone: the 50 th anniversary of their medical school valediction.ĭr. “You’ve made us proud to be alumni of the School of Medicine.” LouAnn Woodward, UMMC vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the medical school she graduated from in 1991. “This is a real celebration as we recognize physicians who are an inspiration to us,” said Dr. Turner, associate vice chancellor emeritus of UMMC, topped the roster of awardees as the 2022 Distinguished Medical Alumna of the Year during Thursday’s ceremony. The honor roll of physicians who claim to stand on them lengthened during last week’s Medical Alumni Awards dinner at the Westin Hotel in Jackson.ĭr.
( WJTV) – The shoulders of UMMC’s giants must be pretty sore by now.
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