Awards

Megan Young, MD, assistant dean for student affairs and assistant professor of medicine in the section of geriatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received the 2019 Women Physicians Section Inspiration Award from the American Medical Association (AMA). The award honors and acknowledges physicians who have offered their time, wisdom and support throughout the professional careers of fellow physicians, residents and students.

Nidhi Lal, MBBS, MPH, clinical assistant professor of family medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received the Women's Health Award from the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS). The award recognizes a physician for outstanding contributions advancing Women's Health in Massachusetts.

For her role in transforming a safety net hospital into a national model for high-quality, cost-efficient health care, the National Academy of Medicine today announced Patricia Gabow is the recipient of the 2019 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for Advancement of Health Care.

The National Academy of Medicine today announced Daniel Weinberger is the recipient of the 2019 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, for his fundamental role in elucidating the biological origins and genetic expressions of schizophrenia, and for transforming how clinicians, researchers, and the public understand mental illness.

AMP has announced the recipients of this year's Award for Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics, Jeffrey A. Kant Leadership Award and Meritorious Service Award. These prestigious accolades will be presented this November during AMP's 25th Annual Meeting & Expo in Baltimore, Maryland.

The APS Fellowship Program recognizes members who have made exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise in physics research, important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics, or significant contributions to physics education.

The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) today announced that Martha A. Brumfield, PhD, Special Advisor to the CEO and past President and CEO at the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) has been named Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year.

The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) announced the ten participants of the organization's inaugural Equity Fellowship, made possible in partnership with Microsoft Corp. and Pluralsight One.

A researcher from the University of Bristol Medical School has received a prestigious international award in recognition of her outstanding research into suicide prevention in low- and middle-income countries.