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Honors and Awards

Andrew Nichols Award for Social Justice

Gary Miller, M.Ed., Director of Outreach and Education at AHEC Southwest, was selected to receive the 2008 Andrew Nichols Award for Social Justice, at the National AHEC Conference in Denver. The awards committee noted his “extraordinary commitment to
the medically and socially underserved populations.” Gary’s efforts have led to programs addressing the needs of the growing Hispanic community, as well as African-American women and children in the region. Through his leadership, AHEC Southwest has provided Howard and Sevier counties in Southwest Arkansas with community health workers, a weekend medical clinic, an after-school program, and medical interpreters. Gary has worked to secure diverse funding sources to sustain and expand these programs, and personally attends and helps with most outreach events.

Joycelyn M. Elders, Community Service Award

Dr. Phillip Elangwe, 3rd year resident at AHEC Fort Smith, was selected as this year's winner of the Joycelyn M. Elders Community Service Award. Dr. Elangwe was chosen from among residents at UAMS and the AHECs for his contributions to the community during residency. Dr. Jim Acklin, Director of the AHEC Fort Smith Family Residency Program, nominated Dr. Elangwe as a "model of volunteerism."  Dr. Elangwe was recognized for many community activities, including presentations to local schools, churches, civic, and medical groups and for countless volunteer hours at a local indigent clinic. The award recipient receives a $1,000 honorarium and a framed certificate. The selection committee includes resident and faculty representatives from the Graduate Medical Education Committees of the AHEC and
College of Medicine.


AHEC Northeast Receives Health Information Technology Award

AHEC Northeast was one of 60 health care facilities across the state to be recognized for their commitment to excellence. The AHEC received the Health Information Technology Award, for a clinical research project that compared adherence to diabetes management guidelines
in two electronic health record systems used in its
Family Medicine Clinic. The award was presented during
the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care’s 15th Quality Conference in May at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

AHEC Participation Award

The Yvonne L. Lewis AHEC Participation Award is given to a graduating UAMS senior who has been actively involved in AHEC rotations and activities during medical school.

This year’s award was presented to Dr. Thinh "Paul" Nguyen at the AHEC Directors’ meeting in May. Originally from Barling, AR, Dr. Nguyen has been actively involved in many AHEC activities throughout his four years of medical school, and has a Community Match commitment to return to Barling.
In his junior year, Dr. Nguyen completed his family medicine clerkship at AHEC Fort Smith. As a 4th year student, he performed three rotations with the AHECs, including an acting internship in family medicine at AHEC Northwest, and an Internal Medicine Primary Care Selective and Senior Elective in Rural Family Medicine at AHEC Fort Smith.

Dr. Nguyen will begin his family medicine residency at AHEC Northwest on July 1.

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