Dr. G. Dennis Shanks was recently honored with the Donald Mackay Medal for tropical public health at the American Society of Tropical Medicine meeting in Philadelphia. This is one of the top three medals awarded for a lifetime of work in the tropics. He was given the award because of his more than 30 years of work in the tropics, including the Americas, Asia and Africa.
Dr. G. Dennis Shanks presented with medal
His work in tropics honored