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18/11/2021
The Director of ARC East Midlands and Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester has picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Primary Care Diabetes Society (PCDS).
The accolade was presented to Professor Khunti this morning during the annual PCDS conference, which is taking place virtually today and tomorrow.
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognises and celebrates an individual’s outstanding accomplishments within diabetes care during their career.
Alongside his commitments working with NIHR ARC East Midlands and the University of Leicester, Professor Khunti is also a co-director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, which aims to improve the lives of people with diabetes through research, education and innovation.
During his career, Professor Khunti was also a founding member of the PCDS.
Professor Khunti said: “It is an honour to be recognised by the PCDS for this Lifetime Achievement Award. All of this would not have been possible without the great work of our wonderful team at the Leicester Diabetes Centre and I would like dedicate this award to the entire team”
He added: “I am also extremely honoured that I was a founding member of PCDS with seven other colleagues in 2005. It’s been great to see the huge progress PCDS has made over these years.”
Established in 2005, the PCDS supports health professionals working in primary care to deliver high-quality, clinically effective care in order to provide the best support for people with diabetes.
Professor Khunti was also this year’s recipient of the Diabetes Philippines ADL Endowed Lecture Award, which acknowledges an academic who has gained international respect for their work in diabetes care.