Press Release
JANUARY 30th, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT: TIM O’CONNOR
PHONE:561-355-3576
FAX:561- 355-3038
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PALM BEACH
COUNTY, FL—Palm Beach
County Health Department
Director, Jean M. Malecki,
M.D. is being recognized as
Changing the Face of
Medicine and honored as a
Local Legend by the National
Library of Medicine,
American Medical Women’s
Association and Congressman
Robert Wexler (D-FL) as a
woman physician who has
demonstrated commitment,
originality, innovation and
creativity in the field of
medicine.
Malecki will be honored at the American Medical Women’
Association Annual Meeting
in San Diego, California,
Friday, February 6, 2004
along with other Local
Legends from around the
country. MacNeill/Lehrer
Productions, producers of
the News Hour with Jim
Lehrer, will be producing a
DVD on the legends. The
National Library of Medicine
will be adding Malecki to
its Changing the Face of
Medicine: Celebrating
America’s Women Physicians
exhibit at the National
Library of Medicine in
Bethesda, Maryland.
In his nomination letter Congressman Wexler said, “Dr.
Malecki was the first doctor
in this country to deal with
a biological attack, when
the first patient was
diagnosed with anthrax
during October 2001. I
cannot say enough about Dr.
Malecki’s outstanding
dedication as a public
health official. She
epitomizes the meaning of
public health and public
service. I commend her
commitment and service to
the residents of Palm Beach
County.”
Malecki has been Director of the Palm Beach County Health
Department since 1991 has
numerous professional
credentials and is a native
of Palm Beach County.
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