Physician earns Outstanding District Service Award from ACOG

Patrick Sweeney, MD, MPH, PhD, a long-time member of the medical staff at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, was recently presented with the Outstanding District Service Award by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

This award is presented to those individuals who have made notable contributions to their districts. For ACOG, Dr. Sweeney has held numerous leadership positions, including serving as District I treasurer for two terms and organizing two annual district meetings. At the national level, he currently chairs the committees on Finance and Compensation. He previously chaired the Committee on Continuing Medical Education and the Audit Committee. Dr. Sweeney was a McCain Fellow and a member of the Committee on Practice Bulletins - Gynecology and the PROLOG Task Force on Patient Management in the Office. During his second term as district treasurer, he assisted in the establishment of the District and Section Financial Services Center.

Dr. Sweeney continues to hold leadership positions in other medical and specialty societies, including president of the Providence Medical Association, past president and executive committee member of the New England Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, and president of the Obstetrical Society of Boston. He has received numerous awards, including Women & Infants Medical Staff Distinguished Service Award and the Rhode Island Medical Society's Award for Professionalism.

Source: Women & Infants Hospital