College Master wins 2012 Flexner Award

Ruth-Marie (Rhee) Fincher, MD, MACP, has received the 2012 Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Dr. Fincher, professor emeritus and former vice dean for academic affairs at the Medical College of Georgia, is the first woman to receive the Flexner Award. As MCG's internal medicine clerkship director, she co-founded Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) and the Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE). Dr. Fincher served on the executive board of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is a member of the Association of American Medical College's Board of Directors.

Dr. Fincher received her MD degree from Emory University School of Medicine. She was named a College Master in 2008.

More information on Dr. Fincher and the Flexner Award is available online.