Family medicine professor receives AMA ethics and professionalism award
Robert D. Orr, MD, professor of family medicine in the School of Medicine, was the 1999 recipient of the American Medical Association Isaac Hays, MD, & John Bell, MD, Award for Leadership in Medical Ethics & Professionalism. This award promotes the AMA's continuing dedication to the principles of medical ethics and the highest standards of medical practice.
The award recognizes Dr. Orr's contributions to the profession's effectiveness in upholding its ethical standards through advocacy of policies, provision and organization of services, and by scholarship writings that demonstrate leadership in ethics. The award was presented in San Diego on December 5, 1999.