West Hartford resident wins leadership award

FARMINGTON, CONN. – West Hartford resident Petra Clark-Dufner, associate director of Connecticut Area Health Education Center at the UConn Health Center, has received the 2013 Women Leaders in Medicine Award from the American Medical Student Association (AMSA).

To be nominated for the award, Clark-Dufner was personally identified by one or more students as a source of inspiration, leadership and support. AMSA created the Women Leaders in Medicine award in 2007 to recognize women physicians and educators who serve as role models for women who are currently in their medical training.