Fellows

2014 Awards, Lectureships, Fellowships and Student Grants

The New York Academy of Medicine has a long tradition of recognizing excellence in achievements in medicine and public health with distinguished awards and funding of new research, fellowships, and lectureships through the generosity of donors who established endowed funds. In 2014, the Academy distributed more than $350,000 in research fellowships and student grants. We are honored to acknowledge the Academy’s 2014 award, grant, fellowship, and lectureship recipients.

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Selected 2014 Section Activities

Section activities increased significantly in 2014, with 43 section-related events, a 40% increase over last year, with well over 2,500 total attendees. These events ranged from focusing on trainee research to highlighting the most pertinent clinical practice and health care policy issues of the day.

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167th Anniversary Discourse and Annual Meeting of the Fellows

The tradition of an annual discourse goes back to the Academy’s founding year, 1847, when Dr. John W. Francis delivered an oration to an audience of 2,500 people at the Broadway Tabernacle. At the Anniversary Discourse & Awards each fall, the Academy also recognizes five distinguished individuals for their leadership and contributions in their field. Following the Annual Meeting of the Voting Fellows on November 6, the 167th Anniversary Discourse was delivered by Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA, President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, on “How Research Does and Should Inform Clinical Practice.” The Academy then honored the 2014 Academy Distinguished Award winners, who are esteemed leaders in academia, science, medicine, health policy, and public health.

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