Diane Levine, M.D., professor of Internal Medicine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been named a Great Internist of Michigan by the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

The designation recognizes internists whose contributions to health care and internal medicine in Michigan have been noteworthy, the college said. Recipients demonstrate outstanding clinical abilities and performance, service to the discipline, and to research and education.

Dr. Levine, director of Curricular Integration-Undergraduate Medical Education, and clerkship director and vice chair for Medical Education in the Department of Internal Medicine, received the honor during the Annual Scientific Session of the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, held Oct. 24-27 in Kalamazoo, Mich.

In early October, Dr. Levine was selected for mastership by the national American College of Physicians. American College of Physicians masters are selected for their “integrity, positions of honor, impact in practice or in medical research or other attainments in science or in the art of medicine.” They are highly accomplished physicians who demonstrate impact in practice, leadership or in medical research.

A 1982 graduate of the School of Medicine, Dr. Levine joined the faculty as a voluntary member in 1992. She became a full-time faculty member in 2001.