Maryland-Based NIMH Director Thomas R. Insel Receives AMA’s Top Government Service Award

Circle Connections: Awards & Accreditations The American Medical Association (AMA) honored Thomas R. Insel, M.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), with the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service, the AMA's highest award for government service in health care. Named after the AMA's founder, the award annually recognizes seven elected and career officials in federal, state and municipal service whose outstanding work has "contributed to the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health." This was reported by the National Institute of Mental Health on February 13, 2013. Contact . . .