Ryan Smith to Receive AMWA’s 2012 Camille Mermod Award at the 97th Annual Meeting in Miami
AMWA today named Ms. Ryan Smith, of Myrtle Beach, SC as the 2012 recipient of the Camille Mermod Award. The award will be presented at AMWA’s 97th Annual Meeting, April 13-15, 2012 in Miami, FL.
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Initiated in 1969 by Josephine E. Renshaw, MD, the Camille Mermod Award is given to a non-physician who has rendered exceptional service to the association.
Ryan Smith has served as a legislative advocate, grant writer, and AMWA’s manager of its social media. She has met with legislators in Washington DC to discuss pertinent women’s health issues and served as a liaison for women’s health issues both locally in South Carolina and nationally on Capitol Hill. Ms. Smith manages AMWA’s blog as well as maintains AMWA’s Linked In, Twitter and Facebook accounts.
“Ryan Smith truly appreciates AMWA’s mission to advance women in medicine and to improve women’s health. She is delivering the message to AMWA members, friends and colleagues in a way that helps AMWA sustain its relevance in the twenty first century,” said AMWA Awards Committee Chair Nancy R. Church, MD.
AMWA presents an exciting program for its meeting, Achieving Success as Women in Medicine, on April 13-15, 2012, at the Sofitel Miami, Miami, Florida. Gloria Steinem and Rachel Naomi Remen, MD are keynote speakers. World experts on women’s health and women’s advancement lead workshop sessions.
The 2012 AMWA Awards are presented with support from Pfizer Inc. The awards include the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, the Woman in Science Award, the Lila A. Wallis Women’s Health Award, the Bertha Van Hoosen Award, the Anne C. Carter Student Leadership Award and the Camille Mermod Award.
Delta Air Lines is the official airline of the meeting and is sponsoring the opening night reception with keynote speaker, Dr. Remen.
*This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Cleveland Clinic Florida and the American Medical Women’s Association.
Cleveland Clinic Florida is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Cleveland Clinic Florida designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
About AMWA
The American Medical Women’s Association empowers women to lead in improving health for all within a model that reflects the unique perspective of women. AMWA membership is comprised of physicians, residents, medical students, and health care professionals. As the oldest multispecialty organization dedicated to advancing women in medicine and improving women’s health, AMWA functions at the local, national, and international level and provides leadership development, advocacy, education, expertise, mentoring, and strategic alliances. AMWA was founded by Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen in 1915 in Chicago, at a time when women physicians were an under-represented minority. Today and in the future as women in medicine increase in numbers and attain leadership positions, AMWA evolves to address new challenges and issues.