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Awards Grants & Recognition

Elizabeth Blackwell Award

The Elizabeth Blackwell Medal, created as a lasting tribute to the first woman awarded an M.D. degree from an American medical school, is granted to a woman physician who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine.

Criteria:

-Woman physician either working or having worked in the U.S.
-Influenced the ever-expanding role of women in medicine
-Demonstrated commitment, originality, innovation, or creativity in her field of medicine
-Made pathways for other women in medicine
-Made exceptional contribution to the image of women in medicine
-Overcame adversity in medicine-
Achieved recognition as a leader in women's health in the area of public policy, health care delivery, research, medical education, patient care, application of basic sciences to health care.

Previous Recipients:

View the list of previous recipients of the Elizabeth Blackwell Award here.

To Submit a Nominee

See the Awards Application to submit your nominee.  A statement of interest along with the candidates CV and the Awards Application are and required to complete your nomination.  NEW DEADLINE: January 15, 2012.

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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Health Care Advocacy

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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