Oakland radiologist K.M. Tan, M.D., recently received Kaiser Permanente’s 2006 Exceptional Contribution Award for cofounding in 1989 the Kaiser Permanente School of Radiology Technology. The award is given annually to a physician who proves “instrumental in the development and dissemination of new ideas that have a significant impact on patients, colleagues, and the broader community.”

The school, today called the KP School of Allied Health Services is now one of the most successful community outreach and vocational training schools in California, and provides training in a variety of areas, including sonography, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, and phlebotomy.

Dr. Tan, chief of radiology at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Rafael, is the immediate past chair of the Institute for Medical Quality board and is current chair of Audio Digest’s CME committee.

Click here for more information on this award at the Kaiser Permanente website.

Contact: Diana Ly, 415/882-5151 or dly@cmanet.org.