The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio congratulates the following individuals who have been recognized with awards and honors.

Darlene Metter, M.D., F.A.C.R., was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology.
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Darlene Metter, M.D., F.A.C.R., was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology (F.A.C.R.). during the college’s 84th annual meeting and chapter leadership conference in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Metter, associate professor in the Department of Radiology, is program director for the Integrated Nuclear Medicine Residency Program, chairs the National Nuclear Medicine Residency Review Committee for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and is an American Board of Radiology examiner and item writer.

She received her medical degree in 1978 from the John A. Burns School of Medicine at The University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Janet Realini, M.D., M.P.H., volunteer faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (FCM), received the Texas Academy of Family Physicians’ Public Health Award.

Dr. Realini, who graduated from the FCM residency program and later served as its director, is the fourth recipient of the award. In collaboration with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, she developed Project WORTH (Working On Real Teen Health), an initiative to reduce teen pregnancy in Bexar County.

She received her medical degree in 1975 from The University of California, San Francisco, and completed the FCM residency at the Health Science Center in 1978.

John King, M.D., professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, will receive the 2007 Distinguished Clinician Award from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

The award, which recognizes physiatrists who have achieved distinction on the basis of their scholarly level of teaching, outstanding performance in patient care activities, and service to the specialty and the academy, will be presented Sept. 29 in Boston at the academy’s Annual Assembly.

Dr. King received his medical degree in 1983 from Oral Roberts University. He is president-elect of the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

Joseph Kobos, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychiatry and director of counseling services in the office of student services, recently co-chaired a blue-ribbon panel that authored “Practice Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy,” a document released by the American Group Psychotherapy Association.

The team of clinical and research experts considered clinical practice areas including client selection, group process, the ethical practice of group psychotherapy, and group termination.

Dr. Kobos received his Ph.D. in 1970 from Ohio University. He joined the faculty of the Health Science Center in September 1970.