New York City, New York Oct 1, 2019 (Issuewire.com) - Dr. Hutchins is a board-certified preventive medicine physician who holds the title of Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Morehouse School of Medicine is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians and was recently recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for their social mission.
Now retired, Dr. Hutchins served as Medical Director of the U.S. Public Health Service from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the nation’s health protection agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saves lives and protects people from health, safety, and security threats.
Her career in medicine began in 1983 when she graduated with her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. In order to keep current with the newest developments, guidelines, and procedures in her field, she remains a distinguished member of the American Public Health Association and the American College of Preventive Medicine. Additionally, she is board-certified in public health & general preventive medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
Preventive medicine focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being, as well as to prevent disease, disability, and death. Preventive medicine physicians apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. Dr. Hutchin’s research interests include health services research, health equity research, and immunization screening and policies.
Learn More about Dr. Sonja S. Hutchins:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/82062966 or through Morehouse School of Medicine, https://www.msm.edu/about_us/FacultyDirectory/CommunityHealthPreventiveMedicine/SonjaHutchins/index.php
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