Membership: 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.
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