AMWA honors the memory of Anne C. Carter, MD, with an annual award for outstanding student leadership.

Criteria:

• National AMWA medical student member
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills through vision, inspiration, innovation, and coordination of local projects that further the mission of AMWA by improving women's health and/or supporting women in medicine
• Must be nominated by an AMWA student chapter
• The current Student Division President and President-Elect are not eligible to receive this award.

Award:

Both the individual award recipient and the nominating chapter receive funds (to be used at the chapter's discretion).  Awardees will be honored during AMWA's Annual Meeting. The individual award recipient, as well as members of the student chapter, are strongly encouraged to attend the meeting.  The chapter stipend may be used to assist in the cost of attendance.

2012 Winner

Linda Wang

Previous Recipients:

2004    Sarah Friedman
2005    Susie Skaff Hagan
2006    Katie Kupfer
2007    Elizabeth Shurell
2008    Elmira Sadeghi-Razlighi
2009    Misty Richards
2010    Ashley Styczynski
2011    Adrienne Clark

To Submit a Nominee: 

The deadline to submit is January 15th midnight EST. Click here for instructions (please note the deadline for this award is different than the deadline for the other awards).  A statement of interest along with the candidates CV and the Awards Application are and required to complete your nomination. 

Awardees must be present at the Awards Presentation Ceremony at AMWA's Annual Meeting in order to be eligible to receive an award.