The UNM School of Medicine recognized the services of Robert Philip Eaton, emeritus vice president for the UNM Health Sciences Center, by honoring him with a Living Legend Award.
According to a UNM Health Sciences Center press release, Eaton’s leadership and vision helped elevate UNM HSC to the forefront of cutting-edge medicine.
“Eaton, with the help of UNM’s health sciences community, initiated and developed a strategic plan with a 20-year vision. He wanted New Mexicans to have access to the best in health, education and discovery that science can provide,” the release states.
The plan developed by Eaton helped promote modern and flexible research, education and patient care facilities at UNM, according to the release. A state-of-the-art hospital and UNM Cancer Center are also the fruits of his hard work, according to the statement.
Eaton’s career at UNM began in the late 1960s when he became an assistant professor in the School of Medicine, according to the release. Eaton, an endocrinologist, came to UNM as an assistant professor in 1968, focusing on both the causes of diseases and enhanced diagnosis and treatment of patients.
“I focused on moving us to directions where we could use the creativity of research, teaching and patient care to make an impact on the people of New Mexico,” the press release quoted Eaton as saying.
Sayyed Shah is the assistant news editor at the Daily Lobo. He can be contacted at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @mianfawadshah.
