VA Physician-Researcher Honored by Society for General Internal Medicine

Editors | Benzinga | June 15, 2011

Veterans Affairs physician-researcher Dr. Michael J. Fine has received the 2011 John M. Eisenberg Award for Career Achievement in Research from the Society of General Internal Medicine.

“Dr. Fine's work reflects great credit upon the VA health care system and our research program,” said VA Chief Research and Development Officer Dr. Joel Kupersmith. “Ensuring equal access to high-quality care is a vital part of VA's mission, and researchers like Dr. Fine and his team at the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion are essential to this effort.”

Fine directs the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP), based in Pennsylvania. He is also a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.