Infectious disease specialist Dr. Rick Boden will be honored with the coveted Julius McCurdy Citizenship Award at the 2010 annual meeting of the DeKalb Medical Society. The meeting will be held at Druid Hills Golf Club on January 23.

Rick has worked for years in various initiatives to serve the needs of the poor and mentor medical students in our community and abroad. His passion to serve was fueled by a visit to Bangkok during medical school and to South America immediately after entering practice here in DeKalb County. Over the years, he has led nine teams of medical students and other volunteers to cities in Venezuela, Peru, Honduras and Nicaragua. Through his work with the Christian Medical and Dental Association, he has coordinated medical teams to all areas of the world, including Central America and the Middle East, as well as in our own inner city clinics. His group is also helping to raise awareness of the problems of human trafficking in which young girls and boys are being sold for sexual exploitation.

During his spare time, he serves as an elder at Intown Community Church where he leads music during the children’s service!

Join us in honoring Rick’s extraordinary life of service and celebrating the continued success of our own Physicians Care Clinic.