Lenox Doctor Named 'Community Clinician of the Year'
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| Dr. Paula Aucoin |
LENOX, Mass. — Lenox resident Dr. Paula Aucoin has been honored as the 2013 Community Clinician of the Year by her physician peers of the Berkshire District Medical Society, an honor recognizing her professionalism and contributions as a physician.
The Community Clinician of the Year Award was established in 1998 by the Massachusetts Medical Society to recognize a physician from each of the society's 20 district medical societies who has made significant contributions to his or her patients and the community and who stands out as a leading advocate and caregiver. Aucoin will receive the award at the district medical society's annual meeting at Spice Dragon in Pittsfield on Tuesday, April 23.
Board certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in infectious disease, Aucoin is medical director of infection control at Berkshire Medical Center and an infectious disease consultant and internal medicine physician practicing with Berkshire Medical Group.
She has has been chairman of Berkshire Medical Center's Ethics Committee for many years and continues to serve as a committee member. She is chairman of the BMC Infection Control and Prevention Committee and has also served on the BMC Medical Executive Committee and the Patient Care and Quality Committee of Berkshire Health Systems' board of trustees.
A graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine, Aucoin completed her internship and residency at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester and Infectious Disease Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. She is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Aucoin has been previously honored by BMC with its Patient-Centered Doctor Award and the Gladys Allen Brigham Award for her longtime service to the hospital and its patients.
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