Dr. Christopher C. Colenda, III, MD, MPH received the 2024 Donna M. Waechter LCME Distinguished Service Award at the LCME Service Recognition Reception and Award Ceremony on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.

The LCME Distinguished Service Award was created in 2012 to express the profound gratitude of the LCME for the immeasurable service and dedication contributed by those individuals whose efforts and collegiality are directly tied to the excellence of medical education in the United States today. The award was renamed the Donna M. Waechter LCME Distinguished Service Award in 2023 to honor Dr. Donna M. Waechter, LCME Assistant Secretary, who encapsulated the qualities of those who receive this award.

Dr. Colenda has led and participated in 23 LCME survey visits (one as a faculty fellow, two as a team member, and 20 as team chair) and two independent review committees. He served as a member of the LCME from 2007 to 2013.

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