October 16, 2007

Dr. Upfal receives professional awards

Mark Upfal, M.D., M.P.H., WSU associate professor of emergency medicine and corporate medical director of Detroit Medical Center Occupational Health Services, recently received two awards at the annual conference of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Upfal's years of service on the board of directors of the ACOEM was rewarded with an Award of Leadership Recognition. In addition, Dr. Upfal received the President's Award for charing a Washington, D.C., summit on the future of training in occupational and environmental medicine. The event convened the leadership of multiple stakeholder organizations, including the director of the National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health, the executive director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the president of the ACOEM, the president of the American College of Preventive Medicine, the executive director of the American Board of Preventive Medicine, the medical director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and corporate medical director of General Motors.

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