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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Dr. Lynn M. Schnapp is the George R. and Elaine Love Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine and Public Health, University of WIsconsin-Madison. A pulmonary and critical care physician, Dr. Schnapp currently serves as the President of the American Thoracic Society. She is the former chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina and a former professor of medicine at the University of Washington.
Dr. Schnapp is recognized for her long-standing commitment to mentorship, career development and increasing the representation of women and underrepresented minorities in medicine. She has been an active mentor in programs that support the participation of underrepresented minority students, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Minority Access for Research Careers (MARC) Program and the NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program. She has received numerous awards for her mentorship including the Medical University of South Carolina Advancement of Women Faculty Award, the University of Washington Medicine Award for Excellence in Mentoring Women and Minorities, and the ATS Elizabeth Rich Award for outstanding scientific, leadership and mentorship contributions in pulmonary medicine.
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