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Awards Grants & Recognition - Awards

One way AMWA recognizes the achievements of outstanding women in medicine is through our awards program.  By highlighting the successes and accomplishments of women physicians and medical students, we recognize them as role models for the physicians of the future.

Bertha Van Hoosen Award
Elizabeth Blackwell Medal
Lila A. Wallis Women's Health Award
Woman in Science Award

To submit a nominee:
Fill out a nomination form and send it in with the nominees CV to associatedirector@amwa-doc.org by December 15, 2010 for consideration for 2011 awards. Nominations received after current year's deadline will be considered for the following year.

2009 Award Recipients

Elizabeth Blackwell Award- Nancy Nielson, MD, PhD

Bertha Van Hoosen Award- Roberta Rubin, MD

Women in Science- Mary Guinan, MD

Lila Wallis Women's Health Award- Holly Thacker, MD

Camille Mermod- Shawn Fowler

Anne C. Carter Student LeadershipAward- Misty Richards

President's Recognition Award- Janice Werbinski, MD

 

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Medicine: A Woman's Career

When AMWA was founded in 1915, women represented 5-6% of all physicians in the U.S. The organization's statement of purpose was, "to bring Medical Women into communication with each other for their mutual advantage, and to encourage social and harmonious relations within and without the profession."

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Journal of Women's Health

Journal of Women's Health is an essential reference providing a multidisciplinary approach, and complete coverage of all the latest advancements in the full purview of women's healthcare issues. The Journal has been cited by: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, and MSNBC.com

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A leading advocate for women's health and women in medicine, AMWA is an active participant in setting national health care policy and influencing legislation on women's health issues.

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