Public Health Heroes Awards Ceremony

Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., former president of Morehouse School of Medicine, is a nationally respected figure in the fields of medicine, public health; and policy, and is widely regarded for his pioneering leadership in the area of health professions education, particularly his efforts to address the unique problems faced by those from underrepresented populations.

Dr. Sullivan's decades-long leadership of Morehouse, in all its incarnations, began in 1975, and was only once interrupted during his tenure, when in 1989, Dr. Sullivan was appointed by President George Bush as secretary of health and human services (HHS).

He is the founding president of the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools and a former member of the Joint Committee on Health Policy of the Association of American Universities and the National Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities. Dr. Sullivan serves as board chair for the Medical Association for South African Blacks and for the Association of Academic Health Centers. Dr. Sullivan is a member of the Institute of Medicine, a fellow and master of the American College of Physicians, a member of the Association of American Physicians, and the recipient of numerous distinguished awards and honors.

Award Presenter

Dr. Sullivan's award was presented by Philip R. Lee, M.D., a senior advisor to the School of Medicine and professor emeritus at UCSF. Dr. Lee served as assistant secretary for health with Health and Human Services from 1993 to 1997. He is also the founder and former director of the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies and served as UCSF chancellor from 1969 to 1972.

	2000 National Hero Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. Former president, Morehouse School of Medicine	Other 2000 Heroes International Sir Richard Doll, M.D., D.Sc., D.M. Regional Pamela Arbuckle, D.D.S., M.P.P. Organizational Kaiser Permanente
2000 National Hero - Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., former president of Morehouse School of Medicine, is a nationally respected figure in the fields of medicine, public health; and policy, and is widely regarded for his pioneering leadership in the area of health professions education, particularly his efforts to address the unique problems faced by those from underrepresented populations. Dr. Sullivan's decades-long leadership of Morehouse, in all its incarnations, began in 1975, and was only once interrupted during his tenure, when in 1989, Dr. Sullivan was appointed by President George Bush as secretary of health and human services (HHS). He is the founding president of the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools and a former member of the Joint Committee on Health Policy of the Association of American Universities and the National Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities. Dr. Sullivan serves as board chair for the Medical Association for South African Blacks and for the Association of Academic Health Centers. Dr. Sullivan is a member of the Institute of Medicine, a fellow and master of the American College of Physicians, a member of the Association of American Physicians, and the recipient of numerous distinguished awards and honors. Award Presenter Dr. Sullivan's award was presented by Philip R. Lee, M.D., a senior advisor to the School of Medicine and professor emeritus at UCSF. Dr. Lee served as assistant secretary for health with Health and Human Services from 1993 to 1997. He is also the founder and former director of the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies and served as UCSF chancellor from 1969 to 1972.