Deborah C. Hedrick, the clinical supervisor at the Fitz-Gerald Clinic Family Practice, was recognized as a VIP member by Cambridge Who’s Who for her dedication, leadership and excellence in her work in medical administration.

Hedrick has been working in the health care field for 17 years, working for 11 years at the Fitz-Gerald Clinic. She is responsible for supervising 25 employees and medical reports as well as acting as the direct liaison between doctors and patients.

The honor is the second in as many years for Hedrick.

“I was actually kind of shocked at first,” she said. “I’ve worked here for 11 years. It’s like a family to me. It really meant a lot to me, because I was really proud of all of the hard work and accomplishments had not only shown to the doctors, but it was recognition from somewhere else, too.

“I was named as a VIP member by Cambridge last year, and I was named Clinical Supervisor of the Year this year, so I was really pleased to get this award.”

Hedrick credited a lot of her success to the people she has worked with.

“I owe a lot of my accomplishments to Gail Allgood,” she said. “She helped me a lot. Through her and Dr. M.J. Fitz-Gerald and Mack Fitz-Gerald here, and just learning as I go, I can just say that a lot of people have helped me along the way. I think it showed mainly hard work and dedication and wanting something and working really hard at it.

“I love it here. I think, actually, it’s more like family and home, besides my real family.”

Cambridge Who’s Who is an exclusive membership organization that recognizes and empowers executives, professionals and entrepreneurs throughout the world.

Cambridge Who’s Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third-party endorsement of their accomplishments and gives them the tools they need to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. It offers an online networking platform where members can establish new business relationships.