For Immediate Release
March 17, 1998
Indiana's First Virtuous Physician Recognized
INDIANAPOLIS-- John Beaven, M.D., was the recipient of the first Virtuous Physician Award, presented by the Program in Medical Ethics at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Beaven, a long-time Jasper physician, received the award in a surprise ceremony March 11 at Memorial Hospital Medical Arts Building in Jasper. The presentation was made by Jasper native Greg Gramelspacher, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Program in Medical Ethics at the IU School of Medicine.
Dr. Beaven was honored for his years of compassionate service and dedication to his patients and the field of medicine. Dr. Beaven has been practicing medicine in Jasper for more than 40 years. A virtual institution in the community, Dr. Beaven was a friend and mentor to Dr. Gramelspacher, who has been on the IU School of Medicine faculty since 1989.
Dr. Gramelspacher said Dr. Beaven embodies the ideals being addressed and taught to IU medical students through the Program in Medical Ethics.
In attendance at the surprise awards program was Dr. Beaven's daughter, Susan Beaven, M.D., of St. Petersburg, Fla., who is a 1982 graduate of the IU School of Medicine.
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