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Awards

APDIM Distinguished Medical Educator Award

The APDIM Distinguished Medical Educator Award recognizes an individual or a team for outstanding contributions to the field of graduate medical education. The award presentation of the first distinguished medical educator award will be presented at the 2008 APDIM Fall Meeting which will be held in conjunction with Academic Internal Medicine Week 2008, October 30-November 2, 2008 at the Walt Disney World Dolphin in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Please review the award brochure for the description and criteria for nominations.

APDIM Dema C. Daley Founders Award

The APDIM Dema C. Daley Founders Award honors a member of the internal medicine community recognized nationally as an educator, innovator, and leader. Past recipients’ contributions have infl uenced areas of undergraduate and graduate medical education and the development of training programs in internal medicine, APDIM, or other organizations that are educationally focused.

In 2003, APDIM dedicated the award to Dema C. Daley. Ms. Daley served as APDIM Executive Director from 1987 to 2000; recognizing her contributions, the APDIM Council promoted her to Executive Vice President in 2001, a position she held until her death in July 2003. During her 15 years as the association’s leader, Ms. Daley helped APDIM become “the preeminent professional organization in graduate medical education noted for its promotion of excellence and innovation in leadership and educational methodologies.”

Founders Award description and criteria for nomination.

If you have questions about APDIM Awards, please contact the APDIM office at (202) 861-9351 or APDIM@im.org.


Lawrence G. Smith, MD, receives 2008 Founders Award

Previous Founders Award Recipients