Dr. Jay Schachne is honored by Bristol South District Medical Society as 2018 Community Clinician of the Year

WALTHAM -  Dr. Jay Schachne, the former chief of cardiology at Southcoast Physicians Group and founder of Truesdale Cardiology, has been selected as the Bristol South District Medical Society 2018 Community Clinician of the Year, an award recognizing his professionalism and contributions as a physician.

Schachne was presented the award at the district’s Annual Spring meeting April 3, where Dr. Schachne was lauded by his peers for his long-term service to his patients, his hospital, and the community, including his outstanding work with the Katie Brown Foundation (KBEP).

A graduate of New York Medical College, Schachne completed his residency in internal medicine at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Conn., and a fellowship in cardiology at the Brown-affiliated Hospital Program in Providence, R.I. He is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University. He is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.

A cardiologist for 35 years, Schachne said he was honored to receive the prestigious award and referenced the strides that he and the team at the Katie Brown Educational Program are taking to aid in preventing relationship violence.  

Founded in 2001 in response to the murder of 20-year-old Katherine “Katie” Brown by the man she had dated on and off since high school, KBEP teaches students in grades four through high school, and adults throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island the necessary skills to promote healthy relationships and prevent relationship violence from occurring.

To date, the program has reached more than 90,000 children and an independent study done by Brown University showed that the program creates positive attitudes and reduces relationship violence in the children who receive it.

The Community Clinician of the Year Award was established in 1998 by the Massachusetts Medical Society to recognize a physician from each of the organization’s 20 district societies who has made significant contributions to his or her patients and the community.

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