03/16/2023    

AT THE COLLEGES

Olympic Swimmer Teams with WesternU to Promote Podiatric Medicine

 

Gary Hall Jr. is a 10-time Olympic medalist in swimming, a vocal diabetes advocate, and now, he is partnering with Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) to promote the podiatric medicine profession. Hall Jr. serves on the College of Podiatric Medicine Dean's Advisory Board. He is also partnering with CPM to increase awareness of podiatric medicine and surgery. 

 

Gary Hall, Jr.

 

“I’m really excited at the opportunity and appreciative to be associated with such a prestigious institution,” Hall Jr. said. “I’m really looking forward to thinking creatively about ways that we can promote the profession and get the people that need help the help they need.” Hall Jr. won two gold and two silver medals at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. In March 1999, as he was preparing for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.