ACADEMIC CONSORTIUM AWARDS
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Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa., center) was honored by APA with an award for his efforts to double the NIH budget and advocacy for medical research. Specter is joined by Michael Vergare, M.D. (left), and Trevor Price, M.D.
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Academic Consortium Cochair David Kupfer, M.D. (left), talks with Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Ohio).
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Academic Consortium Cochair Lewis Judd, M.D. (right), poses with Rep. Ralph Regula (D-Ohio) after presenting the Distinguished Legislator Award to him. Regula is chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.