Awards, Honors, Achievements
David Penson, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Urologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named an associate editor for The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI).
The American Association of Medical Society Executives recently recognized medical societies for their contributions during the Seventh Annual Profiles of Excellence national awards program. The Tennessee Medical Association was honored with the Communications Award for its redesigned website.
Middle Tennessee had four executives on Modern Healthcare's "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare 2017." Milt Johnson, chairman and CEO of HCA, led the way at #10. Also making the list were Wayne Smith (#46), chairman and CEO of Community Health Systems; Bill Carpenter (#73), chairman and CEO of LifePoint Health; and Jonathan Perlin, MD, (#77), president of Clinical Services and CMO for HCA.
TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital and The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial were recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as Gold Safe Sleep Champions for their commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. They are the first hospitals in the Middle Tennessee region to receive the Gold Safe Sleep title.
Jason M. Greene, PharmD was recently installed as the 2017-2018 president-elect of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA). Greene is pharmacy manager for Reeves Sain Drug Store/Fred's Pharmacy in Murfreesboro, where he has worked since 1998.
