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For Release: November 13, 2008 |
Contact: Cory Petty cpetty@facs.org
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or Sally Garneski sgarneski@facs.org
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ACS COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA HONORS JAMES A. ANDERSON, MD, FACS,
WITH 2008 MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CHICAGO
: The Committee on Trauma (COT) of the
American
College
of Surgeons (ACS) has named James A. Anderson, MD, FACS, of
Casper
,
WY
, as the recipient of its 2008 Meritorious Achievement Award. Dr. Anderson received the award on October 13, during the College’s 94th annual Clinical Congress in
San Francisco
,
CA
. The COT recognized Dr. Anderson with the award in honor of his service as a member of the Wyoming Committee on Trauma, his work on the national ACS Committee on Trauma, and for his contributions to the care of injured patients in his home state. Dr. Anderson is currently an assistant clinical professor of surgery and a clinical instructor of surgery at the
University
of
Wyoming
,
Laramie
, and the
University
of
Washington
,
Seattle
, respectively. Additionally, he holds the positions of director of trauma and member of the board of directors at
Wyoming
Medical
Center
,
Casper
. He is also the current President of the Wyoming Board of Medicine.
Dr. Anderson received his medical degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine (1976) and completed both his residency and internship in general surgery (1976-1981) at the
University
of
Washington
,
Seattle
. He became a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery in 1982.
Since becoming a Fellow of the
American
College
of Surgeons in 1984, Dr. Anderson has made numerous contributions to and on behalf of the College and its efforts to ensure optimal care for injured patients. In his work with the ACS Committee on Trauma, Dr. Anderson has served as Chair of the Wyoming State Committee on Trauma (1989-1994), Chief of the Region 8 Regional Committees on Trauma--which includes Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming (1994-1999)--a member (1995-2006) and Chair (2001-2006) of the COT Committee on Rural Trauma, a member of the Injury Prevention and Control Subcommittee (2000-2004), member of the National Committee on Trauma (2003-2006), Special Member of the COT (2006-2008), and member of the National Faculty for the Advanced Trauma Life Support Course (2001 to the present). Dr. Anderson was also a contributor to the 2006 edition of Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient. Furthermore, he has served as President (2003-2004) of the College’s
Montana
and Wyoming Chapter.
Dr. Anderson’s work on behalf of trauma victims also includes being an advocate for injured patients in the state of
Wyoming
. He arranged for one of the early trauma system consultation visits by the COT in that state, which helped establish a trauma system that works to ensure optimal, equitable, and accessible trauma care to the residents there. He later led the effort to pass trauma system legislation in Wyoming, and he currently serves as chairman of the Wyoming Governor’s Committee on Emergency Medical Services.
The
American
College
of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in
America
and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 74,000 members and it is the largest organization of surgeons in the world.
The College’s Committee on Trauma works to improve all phases of the management of the injured patient through the establishment of standards for care of the injured and injury prevention guidelines, the provision of education, and cooperation with other national organizations with similar objectives.
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