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Scottsdale,
Ariz. – Medical Board Vice-Chair Sharon
B. Megdal, Ph.D. has been appointed Director of the
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) at the University
of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
WRRC was established in 1957 to provide statewide
outreach and education focused on critical water issues
affecting Arizona. Dr. Megdal holds and has held numerous
positions relating to water issues including Professor/Specialist
of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
at the University of Arizona.
In addition
to her activities in water resource management, Dr.
Megdal has also served on the Arizona Medical Board
since 1999 and was elected by the Board as Vice-Chair
in August 2003. While on the Board, Dr. Megdal actively
advocated for and helped create the Board's first
set of Disciplinary Rules that provide a consistent
and uniform framework for disciplinary actions against
physicians.
"Dr.
Megdal is a talented and well-educated individual
who has dedicated herself to educating and serving
the citizens of this state for over two decades,"
said Arizona Medical Board Executive Director Barry
A. Cassidy, Ph.D., P.A.-C. "We are fortunate
to have her on the Board."
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