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2001 Community Service Award

Terence A. Joiner, M.D., clinical associate professor, Pediatrics

Among the faculty, Dr. Joiner is recognized as one of the physicians most dedicated to community service. In addition, to developing the Ypsilanti Pediatric Clinic, Dr. Joiner is also the medical director of the Marshall H. Becker Memorial Clinic attending to under-served children. He is a member of the Michigan Asthma Strategic Planning Initiative as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Community Health. Dr. Joiner has served on the Washtenaw County Health Improvement Plan, and has been a consultant for the Michigan Children's Protective Service Medical Advisory Committee and the Washtenaw County Head Start Program.

Many local community service awards have been presented to Dr. Joiner. Among them are the Martin Luther King Service Award from the Church of the Good Shepherd, the Elizabeth B. Gall Award from the Wahstenaw County Chapter of the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, and the Humanism in Medicine Award from the American Association of Medical Colleges.

He is the type of person that rolls up his sleeves and works with- out compensation or credit in a number of clinical milieus for theuninsured and disadvantaged. He has effected institutional change and his efforts have provided an enduring mentorship for many younger people who have followed in his path.

Dr. Joiner began his community service efforts at the University of Michigan in 1982 when he started his Internship in Pediatrics. After completing his Internship he did his Residency in Pediatrics, also at the University of Michigan, which he completed in 1985. In 1985 he obtained his Masters Degree in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan. In 1994, Dr. Joiner joined our faculty in the Department of Pediatrics as a Clinical Assistant Professor II.