Event

The American Thoracic Society invites you to attend the Opening Ceremony for the 2018 International Conference. The Ceremony will feature distinguished physician, educator, and medical scientist Darrell G. Kirch, MD, president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr. Kirch speaks and publishes on the need for transformation in the nation's health care system, and how academic medicine can lead change across medical education, biomedical research, and patient care. Also during the Opening Ceremony will be an address by ATS President Mark Moss, MD, and the presentation of several Respiratory Health Awards: Public Service Award: George D. Thurston, ScD World Lung Health Award: Eric D. Bateman, MD Jo Rae Wright Award for Outstanding Science: Yohannes Ghebre, PhD