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CDC Scientist Wins Distinguished Physician AwardLarry K. Pickering, MD, senior advisor to the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was awarded the 2007 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society's Distinguished Physician Award for his contributions and accomplishments in pediatric infectious diseases.
The award, which Dr. Pickering received at the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society's 29th Annual Dinner and Awards presentation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is given annually to a pediatrician whose clinical work, research, and teachings have been recognized both nationally and internationally over a long period of time.
"I was really thrilled about being awarded the Distinguished Physician Award," said Dr. Pickering. "I think it's a great honor to receive an award from your peers. It was an award for my body of work, particularly in the areas of patient care, teaching, and mentoring."
Mentoring Makes a Difference
Throughout his career, Dr. Pickering has focused on not only providing the best patient care and conducting his own research; but also on fostering the careers of other pediatricians and health care providers.
"The opportunity to mentor young physicians and healthcare professionals is something that I not only enjoy but also have been rewarded for I see how the people I have had the opportunity to mentor have continued on and further developed their careers and to provide care to children."
Dr. Pickering learned the value of mentoring early on in his own career and credits his own mentoring experience as a young physician with teaching him how important it is to have a mentor.
"My first year in medical school, I had the opportunity to work with a pediatric neurologist. That was really the defining moment. It illustrated to me the importance of having a strong, committed mentor."
Public Health Policies for Immunizations
Dr. Pickering has been at CDC for six years. He believes that working at CDC has not only given him the opportunity to work with "an outstanding group of people" but also "the opportunity to help with public health policies that impact large numbers of children in the areas of immunization."
"None of us like to see either our children or any child ill from an infectious disease. In the last 10 to 20 years, there has been a plethora of immunizations that have been developed that have prevented thousands of deaths in this country and throughout the world."
Learning of Dr. Pickering's receiving this honor, CDC Director Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, said:
"CDC is very proud of Dr. Larry Pickering for receiving the Distinguished Physician Award from PIDS. His cumulative contributions to children's health in the US and around the world are extraordinary. I'm really heartened to see our societies recognizing CDC's work."
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