History

The National Council of Clinical Directors (NCCD) was founded in 1975, and its initial bylaws were written in 1976. Since its inception, the NCCD has served as a support group for harried Clinical Directors who often work in remote settings with little peer support. The NCCD has also served as an important forum for new and not-so-new ideas on how to improve the care of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Since 1975, 26 annual national meetings have been held in various sites from Rapid City, South Dakota, and Denver, Colorado, to a number of cities in Arizona. Beginning in 1992, the annual meeting has been held in combination with the Council of Chief Medical Officers (CCMO) and the National Council of Service Unit Directors (NCSUD). In 1996, the National Council of Nurse Administrators (NCON) joined the annual meeting to create a truly IHS-wide leadership meeting.

Starting in January of 1979, awards have been given for the Physician of the Year and for Outstanding Physician Leadership of the Year. In 1986, a third category of recognition for Dedicated Service was initiated. In 1999, the Medical Provider of the Year award was initiated to recognize an outstanding clinician from the allied health field of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, or Optometrists. Finally, for the year 2000 meeting, the Rookie Physician of the Year award was conceived to recognize physicians who have made significant contributions within their first three years of service.

Awards

2003 Awards

IHS Physician of the Year Award
Joe Magee, MD
Kathryn Magee, MD

IHS Physician Leadership Award
Doug Eby, MD

IHS Medical Provider of the Year Award (Non-Physician)
Paul Holland, OD

IHS Rookie Physician of the Year Award
Trina Bancroft-Begay, MD
Lois Crawford, MD

IHS Physician Dedicated Service Award
Ken Egan, MD

2002 Awards

IHS Medical Provider of the Year Award (Non-Physician)
Karl von Bausler, BSN, PA-C, FNP

IHS Physician of the Year Award
William A. Calder, M.D.

IHS Physician Leadership Award
Mary Anne Farrell, M.D.
Andrew S. Narva, M.D.
David M. Head, M.D.

IHS Rookie Physician of the Year Award
Darren Vicenti, M.D.

IHS Physician Dedicated Service Award
James P. Mullen, M.D.

2001 Awards

IHS Medical Provider of the Year Award (Non-Physician)
Gene Dannels, DPM

IHS Physicians of the Year Award
Elizabeth Harding, MD
Joseph Slay, MD

IHS Physician Leadership Award
Kevin Rand, MD

IHS Rookie Physician of the Year Award
Adrienne Laverdure, MD
Michael Toedt, MD

IHS Physician Dedicated Service Award
Jimmie Stewart, MD
Beulah Allen, MD

NCCD Awards Archive

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