This award is named after George E. Miller, MD, a pediatrician and dedicated advocate for improving patient safety, who passed away in 2007. Dr. Miller was appointed by Governor Ted Kulongoski to the Oregon Patient Safety Commission upon its formation in 2004, and he served as the Commission’s first board chairman. His 30-year medical career in Oregon also included service as Medical Director at Salem Hospital.
Philip Parshley, MD, Receives 2011 Dr. George E. Miller Award
The Oregon Medical Association is pleased to announce that Philip Parshely, MD, has received the second annual Dr. George E. Miller Patient Safety Award.
This year's recipient, Dr. Parshley, served as Medical Director of the Oregon Medical Board from 2000 (then the Board of Medical Examiners) to 2010, following over 30 years as a general surgeon in Portland. He is perhaps best known for his work with patients with severe burns and the founding of Emanuel Hospital’s Oregon Burn Center, where he served as Medical Director until he retired from active practice at the end of 1999.
Past Recipients
2010, Nancy Clarke and Jim Dameron