Sonja Hutchins, MD, MPH, DrPH, FACPM

Sonja Hutchins, MD, MPH, DrPH, FACPM, is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Education as a Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Established in Atlanta in 1975, Morehouse School of Medicine was the second black medical school, created to prepare minority students to become physicians and public health professionals. The School prepares future health learners and leaders for medical careers by focusing on innovative research, quality patient care, and community integration.

Backed by forty years of professional excellence, Dr. Hutchins is highly educated and respected. She has served thirty-four years at the School, clinically focusing on health services research, health equity research, and immunization screening and policies. Her areas of expertise include preventive medicine, integrative medicine, public health services, and infectious diseases. Previously, she worked as the medical director of the U.S. Public Health Service for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where she concentrated on improving vaccinations by integrating clinical and community preventative services.

An academic scholar, Dr. Hutchins is the recipient of multiple degrees and certifications. She earned a Doctorate of Medicine from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Master of Public Health, Doctorate of Public Health, and a Forensic Adolescent Community Psychiatric Nurse certification.

Dr. Hutchins’s opinion is highly venerated in her field. She is a member of the Public Health Association and the American College of Preventive. An active member of her community, she serves as chair of advancement for troop 213 for Boy Scouts at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

If you ask Dr. Hutchins what the key to success is, she will reply, “Service to others,” “Striving for excellence,” and “Passion for field.” She advises future medical professionals to focus on service and community and to, “Focus on what drew you to the field of medicine.”