December 9, 1997

Dr. Richard Rink Appointed Named Professor at IU School of Medicine

INDIANAPOLIS -- Richard C. Rink, MD, has been named the Robert A. Garrett Professor of Pediatric Urologic Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). Dr. Rink is diretor of the Division of Pediatric Urology and acting chairman of the Department of Urology at IUSM.

Dr. Robert A. Garrett, whom the professorship is named after, was the former chairman of the Department of Urology at IUSM and a pioneer in the field of pediatric urology.

Dr. Rink also received two national appointments recently. In November he was elected to the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section of Urology, and also to the Board of Directors of the North Central Section of the American Urologic Association.

Dr. Rink is a 1978 graduate of the IU School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at Emory University and his urology residency at Indiana University. He completed a pediatric urology fellowship at the Children's Hospital in Boston, part of Harvard Medical School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Kentucky University.

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