Friday, April 2, 2010

U.S. Army Honors COM Alum


Dr. Paul Lamb (center-right), a University of South Alabama College of Medicine alumnus, was recently awarded the prestigious Surgeon General’s Physician Recognition Award and the Meritorious Service Medal at the Army Medical Corp’s annual meeting in Washington D.C.

Dr. Lamb and his wife, Elizabeth, were recognized in front of virtually all of the leaders in Army medicine.

He is an outstanding physician, leader and educator,” said Col. Lisa L. Zacher, chief of medicine at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. “Dr. Lamb is a passionate advocate for his residents, patients, and what he feels is right.”

During his time at Brooke Army Medical Center, Dr. Lamb trained in Internal Medicine. He was later selected as Chief of Medical Residents for the San Antonio Military Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program. This program integrated the Army Internal Medicine Residency Program and the Air Force Internal Medicine Residency Program, making it the largest training program in the Department of Defense with 89 residents.

“Dr. Lamb demonstrated amazing leadership and team building during a time of high turbulence in our medical center,” Zacher said. “He did a superb job of setting up the new residency for success.”

Dr. Lamb was also selected by his peers as the outstanding intern, junior resident and senior resident for each academic year.