Congratulations Thomas F. Curtin, MD on your lifetime achievement award from NACHC. Dr. Curtin was a former Provider and Medical Director at East Jordan Family Health Center.
From NACHC:
At the 2024 Policy & Issues Forum, NACHC honored 15 leaders with Lifetime Achievement Awards for their long-term commitment, dedication, and contributions to the Community Health Center Movement.
Winners of the Lifetime Achievement Awards have made lasting contributions to strengthening the Community Health Center Movement with their vision, dedication and commitment to health equity. No words we write here can sufficiently describe their legacy of achievement, but nevertheless we wanted to honor their work.
Thomas F. Curtin, MD, Bellaire & East Jordan Family Health Centers; NACHC
Dr. Curtin started his career as a physician in the National Health Service Corps. He went on to become NACHC’s first Chief Medical Officer with a drive to build a diverse pipeline of primary care providers. The partnership Dr. Curtin built with A.T. Still University, establishing two dental schools, a medical school and PA programs to educate and train the healers of tomorrow has made a lasting impact on the Community Health Center workforce.
“In 1978 I joined the National Health Service Corp (NHSC) and I committed to care for the underserved in America. Forty-six years of rewarding work, both morally and spiritually. It is an honor to receive this prestigious award. Though it is an individual award, it should be shared by all. Thank you for supporting me.”
Visit the NACHC website to learn more.
Other Recipients:
Dr. Bery Engebretson, Primary Health Care, Inc
Patricia Fernandez, Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center
C. Dean Germano, Shasta Community Health Center
Molly Kaser, Center for Family Health
Harvey Lawrence, BMS Family Health and Wellness Centers
Lolita Lopez, Westside Family Healthcare
Randy Runyon, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Arvind Shaw, Generations Family Health Center
Douglas Smith, Contentnea Health
Ludwig Spinelli, Optimus Health Care
Brian Toomey, Piedmont Health
Eva Turbiner, Zufall Health
Katherine Yacavone, Southwest Community Health Center, Inc.
Kim Wyard, Northeast Valley Health Corporation
