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Awards Grants & Recognition - Awards - Bertha VanHoosen

The Bertha VanHoosen Award, named in honor of the Founder and first President of AMWA, honors a woman physician who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and service to AMWA, and has been an active member for at least five years.

Required Documentation:
-Submit a personal statement as to why you believe the nominee is worthy of the award.
-Include the nominee's current CV.
-Other supporting papers may be attached with the nomination.

To Submit a Nominee:
 

Email your nomination and supporting documentation to associatedirector@amwa-doc.org.  The deadline has passed for 2010 but you are welcome to submit nominations for 2011.

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

 

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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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