ORLANDO, Fla. — During the opening session of its 2016 Interim Meeting, the American Medical Association (AMA) presented Steven E. Weinberger, M.D., MACP, FRCP, CEO emeritus of the American College of Physicians (ACP), with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors a medical association executive who has contributed substantially to the goals and ideals of the medical profession.
“The AMA is honored to present this award to Dr. Weinberger for his consistent commitment to the ethos of the ACP and to making a positive impact on health care delivery for the nation,” said AMA President Andrew W. Gurman, M.D. “He is a visionary who inspires many, finds meaningful solutions for challenges and consistently and creatively builds consensus – all signs of a skilled leader.”
Under Dr. Weinberger’s leadership from 2010–2016, the ACP has amplified efforts around controlling health care costs, such as with the ACP’s High Value Care initiative. While at ACP, he partnered with numerous organizations on other initiatives, including: the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and nursing organizations to improve interprofessional relationships and collaborations between nurses and physicians; and patient/consumer organizations to increase patient engagement and empowerment in their health care and to improve the patient experience.
Prior to becoming CEO of ACP, Dr. Weinberger served for six years as the organization’s senior vice president for medical education and publishing. Dr. Weinberger served on the full-time faculty of Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for more than 25 years before coming to ACP. Dr. Weinberger is also an adjunct professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and senior lecturer on medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Weinberger has authored more than 140 articles and book chapters, as well as a popular textbook, Principles of Pulmonary Medicine, now in its sixth edition and available in several languages.
An internist and pulmonologist, Dr. Weinberger received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and residency training in internal medicine at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center. He received fellowship training in pulmonary medicine at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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