Health, Doctors and Common Sense

The founding director of the UC Davis Center for Health and Technology was lauded this week for his work in promoting telemedicine.

Thomas Nesbitt, associate vice chancellor for strategic technologies and alliances for the UC Davis Health System, was given the 2010 Leadership Award for the Advancement of Telemedicine by the American Telemedicine Association, UCD officials announced.

The UC Davis center provides medical consultations to patients and doctors at rural hospitals and clinics. Already, the center has provided 22,000 video consultations statewide.

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