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AMA Foundation honors Los Altos Hills physician
as emerging leader in medicine  (Washington D.C.) - Sarala Rao, MD from Los Altos Hills, California has been named a recipient of the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation's 2007 International Medical Graduate Physician Leadership Award. This award provides medical students, residents/fellows, young physicians and international medical graduate physicians from around the country with special training to develop their skills as future leaders in organized medicine. The AMA Foundation honored 51 individuals with the award at its annual Excellence in Medicine Awards ceremony on Feb. 12 in Washington DC. Presented in association with the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, recipients of the award are recognized for demonstrating outstanding non-clinical leadership skills in advocacy, community service and education. Sarala Rao, MD, is a medical consultant in the San Francisco Medi-Cal field office of the Medi-Cal operations division in the California State Department of Health Care Services. She has been actively involved in the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) at the national and state levels, serving a three-year term on the AAPI Board of Trustees-the final year as chair of the board. Currently, she serves as an alternate delegate to the AMA and is a member of the AMA International Medical Graduates Section. She was invited to serve as a commissioner on the medical board of California for the oral and clinical examinations for medical licensing examinations. Dr. Rao is a fellow of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists; member of the California Society of Pathologists and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians; founding member and past president of the northern California chapter of AAPI; and member of the exececutive and steering committees of Shiva-Vishnu Temple, Hindu Community & Cultural Center in Livermore, California. She has been a guest speaker at Stanford School of Medicine for first- and second-year medical students on career choices for women in medicine. "Through their committed efforts to advancing health care in their communities, these men and women have shown tremendous potential for joining the next generation of medical leaders," said Peter W. Carmel, M.D., president of the AMA Foundation. "Whether the issues are political or social, I am confident that these talented people will provide solid leadership in the interest of improving health care delivery in our country." As the philanthropic arm of the American Medical Association, the AMA Foundation is committed to supporting programs in a broad range of health-related areas. For more information, please visit www.amafoundation.org or call 312-464-4200. |
 Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S. Former United States Surgeon General Commander, USPHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ABQAURP Diplomate since 1995 Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona was sworn in as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service on August 5, 2002. Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Carmona dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While enlisted he received his Army General Equivalency Diploma, joined the Army's Special Forces, ultimately becoming a combat-decorated Vietnam veteran, and began his career in medicine. After leaving active duty, Dr. Carmona attended Bronx Community College, of the City University of New York, where he earned his associate of arts degree. He later attended and graduated from the University of California, San Francisco, with a bachelor of science degree (1977) and medical degree (1979). At the University of California Medical School, Dr. Carmona was awarded the prestigious gold headed cane as the top graduate. He has also earned a masters of public health from the University of Arizona (1998). Dr. Carmona has worked in various positions in the medical field including paramedic, registered nurse and physician. Dr. Carmona completed a surgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns and critical care. Dr. Carmona is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and is also certified in correctional health care and in quality assurance. Prior to being named Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona was the chairman of the State of Arizona Southern Regional Emergency Medical System, a professor of surgery, public health and family and community medicine at the University of Arizona, and the Pima County Sheriff's Department surgeon and deputy sheriff. Dr. Carmona has also held progressive positions of responsibility as chief medical officer, hospital chief executive officer, public health officer, and finally chief executive officer of the Pima county health care system. He has also served as a medical director of police and fire departments and is a fully-qualified peace officer with expertise in special operations and emergency preparedness, including weapons of mass destruction. Dr. Carmona has published extensively and received numerous awards, decorations, and local and national recognition for his achievements. A strong supporter of community service, he has served on community and national boards and provided leadership to many diverse organizations. Biography info courtesy of www.surgeongeneral.gov
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