Eley receives Charles R. Hatcher Jr. M.D. Award
William Eley (center) accepts the Hatcher Award from Dean Curran and Jonathan Lewin.
J. William Eley, executive associate dean of Medical Education and Student Affairs and professor of hematology/oncology in the school of medicine, was awarded the 2017 Charles R. Hatcher Jr. M.D. Award for Excellence in Public Health. Eley has been at Emory since he was 17, and he has three Emory degrees under his belt—BS in chemistry, MD, and MPH. His research has focused on disparities in breast cancer incidence, biology, and outcomes. "Bill is an administrator, a researcher, and a professor, but I always think of him as a really good doctor," says Dean James Curran. "Bill is a mentor and model for all of us."
The annual award is named for Dr. Charles R. Hatcher, who advocated for the creation of the school of public health during his tenure as Emory's vice president for health affairs.
