American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) Medical Director in Ethiopia Receives Mastership From American College of Physicians

JDC’s Medical Director in Ethiopia, Dr. Rick Hodes, will be honored at a convocation ceremony held in Washington DC on May 15th by The American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical-specialty organization. At the ceremony, Hodes will be officially recognized as one of 46 Masters of the college (MACP), a highly selective position which recognizes outstanding career accomplishments. In December, CNN selected the Long Island native as a finalist in the “Championing Children” category of “CNN Heroes,” a program which highlights “ordinary” people for their extraordinary achievements for his exemplary work caring for those with heart disease, spine disease, and cancer in Ethiopia over the past two decades.