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GHUCCTS member Dr. Jacqueline Jonklaas receives Distinguished Service Award from ATA

The American Thyroid Association awarded GHUCCTS member and Georgetown Professor of Medicine Jacqueline Jonklaas, MD, PhD, MPH, its Distinguished Service Award. The award honors a member who has made important and continuing contributions to the association.

Dr. Jonklaas is the Program Director for the Clinical Research Unit at Georgetown University and services as co-director of the GHUCCTS Participant and Clinical Interactions (PCI) programs.

Congratulations, Dr. Jonklaas!

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