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 Congratulations!L.D. Britt, MD, MPH for being awarded as with the 2010 Colgate W. Darden, Jr. Scouting Citizen of the Year!
Dr. L.D. Britt was honored at an award dinner on September 14, 2010.
Dr. L. D. Britt, a proud native of Suffolk, Virginia, has strong southern roots and is a product of the public school system. He attended the University of Virginia and made the Dean’s List all eight semesters of his attendance. He received his Baccalaureate of Arts with Distinction. Dr. L. D. Britt, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, is the Brickhouse Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is also the author of over 200 scientific publications. In addition, he serves on numerous editorial boards, including, the Annals of Surgery, Archives of Surgery, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, the American Journal of Surgery (Associate Editor), Surgery, the Journal of Trauma, Shock, Journal of Surgical Education, the American Surgeon, and others. He is also a reviewer for the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Britt, a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, is the recipient of the nation’s highest teaching awarded in medicine- the Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teaching Award, which is given by the AAMC in conjunction with AOA. He was honored by the Association of Surgical Education with its lifetime achievement award- the Distinguished Educator Award- given annually to one person whom is considered by his peers to be a true master. Approximately 160 institutions throughout the world have invited him to be their distinguished visiting professor. Dr. Britt is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons. He is the past President of the Society of Surgical Chairs and the past Chairman of the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Surgery. Also, Dr. Britt is the past Secretary of the Southern Surgical Association, the past Recorder/Program Chair for the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the past President of the Southeastern Surgical Congress, the Halsted Society and the Southern Surgical Association. He is the past Chairman of the board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Britt is also the current President-Elect of both the American College of Surgeons and the America Association for Surgery Trauma. Dr. Britt was also appointed to the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar Program National Advisory Committee. The National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Medicine (in collaboration with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture) featured Dr. Britt for his contributions to academic surgery. President George W. Bush recognized Dr. Britt’s leadership role in medicine and nominated him to the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University (confirmed by the United States Senate). At the end of his tenure, Dr. Britt was awarded the coveted Distinguished Service Medal. An active participant in the community, Dr. Britt has received numerous awards for public service. Ebony magazine recently listed him as one of the most influential African Americans in the nation. |
