Egelman honored by peers

Dr. Glenn Egelman, director of the Student Health Service, has recently received two professional recognitions, from the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Dr. Glenn Egelman

He has been named a Fellow of the ACP, an honor achieved by those recognized by their peers for personal integrity, superior competence in internal medicine, professional accomplishment and demonstrated scholarship. All candidates for Fellowship are proposed from their local jurisdictions. The sponsoring letters from current Masters and Fellows outline the candidate's accomplishments in areas such as teaching, hospital committee activities, community service, and Continuing Medical Education courses both taken and given.

The ACP Governor's endorsement must document carefully and specifically that the candidate has shown professional achievement and deserves the honor of Fellowship. The national Credentials Subcommittee reviews candidates’ credentials and submits recommendations to the Board of Regents, which makes the final decision. Fellows must be inducted in person at a convocation ceremony held during one of the three annual sessions following their election.

Egelman has also been awarded a scholarship to become an Alcohol Clinical Educator by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the ACP.

He will be trained to teach physicians and medical professionals how to address alcohol problems in primary care settings, with attention to cross-cultural efficacy. After completing the course, it is expected that he will lead educational sessions for his colleagues on helping patients with alcohol problems, on campus at the Student Health Service, in northwest Ohio and, on the national level, for the American College Health Association.