Award for Outstanding CME
Collaboration

This Award Made Possible with an Educational Grant from Thomson Professional Postgraduate Services

In Honor of Richard Gorlin, MD, World Renowned Cardiologist, Educator, Clinician and Researcher

To Recognize Organizations Best Demonstrating Innovation or Uniqueness in Achieving Effective CME Collaboration



Joining Forces: Responding to the Healthcare Needs of Our Returning Military

HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education
Carl A. Patow, MD

Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Michael Koopmeiners, MD

Minnesota Department of Health
Nancy Carlson, MS

Minnesota Army National Guard
Colonel Basil LeBlanc, MD




(L to R): seated, Col. Basil LeBlanc, representing the Minnesota Army National Guard, Carl Patow, representing HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education (recipients); standing, Mark Schaffer representing Professional Postgraduate Services, grantor of the $2,500 cash award, Michael Koopmeiners, representing the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dan Johnson, representing the Minnesota Department of Health (recipients), and Joyce Fried, Chair of the Award Selection Panel (not pictured, recipient Nancy Carlson, Minnesota Department of Health)