ACR member Victoria Seligman, MD, of the departments of medicine and rheumatology at the VA Medical Center in Denver, received the Golden Apple Award from Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) for her commitment to providing education and training in developing countries. Dr. Seligman is one of six people to receive the honor this year, and her work is viewed by HVO as an integral response to the global health workforce shortage.
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