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October 2000
Clinical Faculty Member Honored Donald M. Palatucci, MD, clinical professor of neurology, has been named the winner of the 2000 Charlotte C. Baer Memorial Award, which will be presented at the annual meeting of the Association of the Clinical Faculty on Wednesday, October 25, at the Pan Pacific Hotel in San Francisco. The award is presented annually to a member of the clinical faculty of the School of Medicine in recognition of distinguished service. A member of the clinical faculty since 1972, Palatucci was nominated as an outstanding teacher in neurology in 1974, and in psychiatry in 1977, and was nominated for the Kaiser Award for excellence in teaching in 1992. He won the 1997 Royer Award, which is presented every other year to the San Francisco or East Bay physician who has made the most significant contribution to the field of neurology. Palatucci received his medical degree from the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University in 1966 and trained in neurology at the Neurological Institute in New York. Following military service, he settled in San Francisco where he gained a reputation as an outstanding neurologist. Palatucci was the founding president for the Association of California Neurologists, which was the first statewide association of neurologists in the state. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and a member of numerous national and local medical and neurological organizations. He served as president of the Association of the Clinical Faculty (ACF) at UCSF. He is recognized as a role model to many as a clinician-teacher, and has been a major force in bridging the gap between academic and practicing neurologists. The Charlotte Baer Award is named for the UCSF clinical faculty member who died in 1973. Baer moved to California after fleeing Nazi Germany in 1938. Her practice in internal medicine was characterized by her devotion to her patients, and tenacity and vigor in her pursuit of obscure diagnostic problems. Her many accomplishments included helping to set up the peer review process used by the California Medical Association and Blue Shield, and organizing a synchronized swimming group in San Francisco -- she had been the intercollegiate breaststroke champion of Europe but was not allowed to compete in the Berlin Olympics because she was a Jew. After her death, her family asked that money be donated to UCSF in lieu of flowers. The campus and School of Medicine decided that the best way to memorialize her was to establish an award to recognize clinical faculty contributions to the School of Medicine. The October 25 annual meeting of the ACF will feature UCSF Chancellor J, Michael Bishop as the keynote speaker. In addition to the Baer Award, the ACF will present special recognition awards to three clinical faculty members for their excellence in teaching and contributions to the field of medicine: Martin Terplan, clinical professor medicine; Alan Louie, clinical professor of psychiatry; and Frank Hinman, Jr., clinical professor of urology. |
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