Awards

Pete and Weesie Hollis Community Service Award

The Pete and Weesie Hollis Community Service Award supports the educational activities and needs of District membership.

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Awards and Prizes

Description: Honorary Fellowship may be bestowed upon an individual of outstanding achievement in the field of obstetrics and gynecology or in an allied discipline that affects women’s health and the specialty. Recipients shall be presented with the award at the ACOG Annual Convocation Ceremony during the Annual Meeting. Honorary Fellows receive ACOG Membership Benefits, such as access to the member-only side of the website, and a subscription to Obstetrics & Gynecology (The Green Journal).

Criteria for consideration:
- Must be an individual of outstanding achievement in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, or in an allied discipline, for any country
- Must have obtained national and international recognition (achieved distinction and recognized for a leadership position by being elected president or a senior officer of a national or international obstetrical and gynecological society or organization)
- May be an editor of a major international journal in obstetrics and gynecology
- May be involved in international public service (may have achieved a major leadership position in international organizations that relate to obstetrics and gynecology, such as the World Health Organization or the United Nations)
- May be a non-ob-gyn who has distinguished himself or herself in the international arena in an area that affects women’s health and the specialty
- Should have a relationship with U.S activities involving women’s health care
- ACOG Members are ineligible for Honorary Fellowship
Application Process: Nominations for the award are open to exemplary individuals who meet the above criteria. Any ACOG Fellow or Junior Fellow in good standing may nominate an individual for this award. The application is online and must be submitted for review by the Executive Committee of the Executive Board on or before June 1. The Executive Committee will review the nominations and approve Honorary Fellowship in their capacity as representatives of the Executive Board. Please see application for more information.

ACOG Contact: Angela Boyd at [email protected] or (202) 863-2593.
The Martin-Peterson Scholars Award is designed to recognize ACOG members for significant accomplishments in the global women’s health sphere early in their careers, with demonstrated potential for further involvement in global women’s health activities and expansion of their global health portfolio. These awards will include financial support to attend the Annual Clinical Scientific Meeting (ACSM) where the recipients will be formally recognized and are suitable for academic recognition for the individual and for the organization. There will be two (2) awards given each year, with each award including complementary registration for the ACSM and $2,000 to support travel and related expenses for attendance at the ACSM.
Description: CREOG invites you to recognize contributions of faculty for excellence in teaching residents by nominating them for the 2019 National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education. Each residency program can recognize one member of their faculty annually for excellence in resident education.

The recipient will receive a certificate honoring them as the recipient of the CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education.

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Description: The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) provides quality educational programs to motivate Program Directors, Managers, faculty and residents to become the next generation of leaders and innovators. To sustain relevance and support innovation, CREOG has established a fundraising vehicle called the CREOG Empower Fund (donations may be made at CREOG Empower Page).

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Description: The ACOG Mentor Award, established on May 5, 2009, is given to an ACOG Fellow, who has actively mentored a Early-Career Fellow or a Junior Fellow. The award requires a nomination by a Early-Career Fellow or a Junior Fellow. The winners will be acknowledged during the Junior Fellow Breakfast/Business Meeting at the Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, will receive a certificate, and will be publicized on various ACOG digital channels.

Application Process: The nomination form must be submitted by March 1 each year. Any ACOG Fellow, including academic faculty who has actively mentored a Early-Career Fellow, Junior Fellow, or group of such persons as they begin post-residency practice is eligible for nomination. If the mentor award nominee was previously selected as a mentor award winner, the nominee will not be eligible to receive the award a second time. Early-Career Fellows who meets ACOG Early-Career Fellow criteria or Junior Fellows (or group of such persons) may nominate no more than one mentor. In order to nominate a mentor the Early-Career Fellow or Junior Fellow must submit the Mentor Recognition Award Nomination form.

ACOG Contact: Wanda Proctor at [email protected] or (202) 314-2344.

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Description:  The International Service Award for Maternal Health, Empowerment, and Gender Equality serves to recognize and extend sincere gratitude to an ACOG Fellow who has worked for the betterment of maternal and child health, women’s empowerment, and gender equality in an international setting (outside the continental U.S.). Nominations for this award must be for an ACOG Fellow who is in good standing and who has demonstrated service to a vulnerable or at-risk population in an international setting.

ACOG Past Presidents, current ACOG Executive Board members, current Global Operations Advisory Group members, and those who have previously received any award for their service at the ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting are ineligible for the award. The award is not to be given as a recognition of activities related to service to ACOG or activities that are based on support of the specialty in legislative or regulatory decisions.
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Description: ACOG’s department of Medical Student Affairs recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exemplary initiative and dedication to medical student recruitment activities.

Nominations should be active ACOG Fellows or Junior Fellows* (any level) in good standing.

*Medical Students are not eligible for this award.

Application Process: All nominations should be submitted by March 15, 2024, to Lanetta Toland at [email protected].

To nominate an individual, please email the following information: 
1. Individual’s Name
2. Current Practice/Institution 
3. ACOG District and Section
4. National/District/Section leadership role (if any)
5. Description of the individual’s leadership in the area of medical student recruitment. Include a statement of why the individual is the most deserving to receive this award. Details of specific initiatives, activities, or other approaches the individual has developed or fostered to promote medical student interest in OB/GYN and ACOG are encouraged.
Past Recipients

2023: Lindsay Chatfield, MD
2022: Francisco Ruiloba, MD
2021: Elizabeth Southworth, MD
2020: Neha Deshpande, MD
2019: Meg O’Reilly, MD
2018: Laura Mercer, MD

ACOG Contact: Lanetta Toland at [email protected]
Description: This award is presented by the Council of District Chairs to honor a Fellow who has dedicated their life to women’s health in a significant way. The honoree will receive a monetary reward (can vary) and be presented with an award in the year following the nomination during the Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting Convocation.

*Award cannot be given to an ACOG Past President or current ACOG Board of Directors members.

Application Process: Submit your nomination to your District Chair by April 1.  Only one nominee per District.

2022 Recipient: Kimberly D. Gregory, MD, MPH (District IX)

2021 Recipients: F. Gary Cunningham, MD (District XI), and William H.J. Haffner, MD (District X)

2020 Recipient: Paul G. Tomich, MD (District VI)

2019 Recipient: Ralph W. Hale, MD (District VIII)

ACOG Contact: Stephanie Williams at [email protected].
Description: The Pete and Weesie Hollis Community Service Award (formerly the President’s Community Service Award) was established by then President Richard “Pete” Hollis. The award was an outgrowth of Dr. Hollis’ presidential theme of caring for patients. Dr. Hollis felt strongly that many of the Fellows of ACOG gave hours of care and support within their community to underserved or poorly served patient populations, often with little or no remuneration or recognition.

A nominee for the Pete and Weesie Hollis Community Service Award should be currently or recently actively involved in a community program which is designed to help underserved or poorly served patient populations within the geographical confines of the District. Examples would include such activities as establishment of, or service in, a free clinic; development of a program to give health care services to the underserved; work to support health care for underserved or poorly served community groups; and similar activities. The award is not to be given as a recognition of activities related to service to ACOG or activities that are based on support of the specialty in legislative or regulatory decisions. Recipients of the award will receive a $1,000 honorarium plus complimentary registration to the Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting where the award is presented.

Application Process: Please send your nomination, including the name and description of activities, to Stephanie Williams by April 1.

2023 Recipient: Ana G. Cepin, MD

2022 Recipient: Linda Laras, MD

2021 Recipient: Constance Bohon, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the George Washington University of Medicine and Health Sciences

2020 Recipient: Sandra Matthews Wolf, MD

2019 Recipient: Lisa C. Flowers, MD, Director of Colposcopy Services, Grady Cancer Center of Excellence, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

ACOG Contact: Stephanie Williams at [email protected]
Description: This award recognizes any obstetrician, gynecologist, or health care professional who has made major contributions to the health care of Native and Indigenous women. The recipient is honored at the Committee on American Indian/Alaska Native Women's Health reception during ACOG's Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting. The recipient's registration fee to the Annual Meeting is waived, and up to four nights of hotel (room and tax), per diem, and standard coach airfare are covered by ACOG.

Please note that members of ACOG's Committee on American Indian/Alaska Native Women's Health, its liaisons, and its advisers are ineligible for the award but may submit nominations.

Application Process:  Nominations are accepted annually in the fall. A complete nomination consists of a letter of recommendation from a nominator and an up-to-date curriculum vitae of the nominee. The award recipient is announced early the following year. Visit the William H.J. Haffner Award page for more information.

Questions: Please email the ACOG Indigenous Health program at [email protected].
Description: Established in 1998, the Roy M. Pitkin award consists of a $5,000 unrestricted grant presented to four departments of obstetrics and gynecology that published an outstanding article in Obstetrics & Gynecology during the past year.

Application Process: There is no application process for the Roy M. Pitkin Award. Each editor independently selects articles from all those published during the past year. A panel of former Editorial Board members then reviews and ranks those articles based on scientific merit, methodology, presentation of results, soundness of conclusions, writing style, and importance to the specialty.

ACOG Contact: Stephanie Dean at [email protected] or at (202) 863-2406
Description: Established in 2008, the Harold A. Kaminetzky Prize Paper award consists of a $2,000 unrestricted grant presented to a non-U.S. researcher who published an outstanding article in Obstetrics & Gynecology during the past year.

Application Process: There is no application process for the Harold A. Kaminetzky Prize Paper. Each editor independently selects articles from all those published during the past year. A panel of former Editorial Board members then reviews and ranks those articles based on scientific merit, methodology, presentation of results, soundness of conclusions, writing style, and importance to the specialty.

ACOG Contact: Stephanie Dean at [email protected] or at (202) 863-2406
Description: Fellows, non-Fellow physicians, and non-physicians may be eligible for this award. Applicants should be an individual located within the geographic confines of the College or who is a member of the College.  Additionally, applicants must have made important contributions to the College and/or the discipline of obstetrics and gynecology in government research teaching or direct patient care. Applicants may include individuals in maternal and child health, including non-physicians. The recipient will receive complimentary registration to attend the Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting and be presented with the award at the ACOG Annual Convocation Ceremony.

*ACOG Past Presidents and current ACOG Executive Board members are ineligible to receive this award.

Application Process:  Any ACOG Fellow or Junior Fellow in good standing may nominate an individual for this award. Applications are due by June 1. The winner will be chosen by the Executive Committee of the Executive Board.

ACOG Contact: Angela Boyd at [email protected] or (202) 863-2593.
Description:  This award honors Fellows that have performed outstanding or unique services at the District level. Honorees will receive a certificate and appropriate recognition during the Convocation at the Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting. The CDC members will announce the nominees at the November CDC Retreat.

Application Process: The individual District Advisory Councils at their Interim meetings shall initiate nominations for this award and shall finalize the decision at their Annual District meeting. Names of the nominees shall be forwarded with supporting information to the Department of District and Section Activities, Stephanie Williams at [email protected] by October 15.

The award should not be given to an ACOG Past President as the President is the highest award and greatest recognition that a Fellow can receive. Current ACOG Board of Directors members are ineligible to receive this award. The names of the approved candidates shall be presented to the Board of Directors.

An appropriate certificate shall be prepared for the recipients who are selected. The certificate shall be presented at the following ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting, during the Convocation, with the recipients attired in academic cap and gown.

“The concept of this Award is to honor a Fellow who has sufficiently contributed at the District level to receive national ACOG recognition. It is not the intent to present the Award to every individual who has made contributions to the District; such recognition more appropriately comes from the District. Similarly, outstanding service at the national level of ACOG is recognized by other means. To maintain the prestige and honor of the ACOG Outstanding District Service Award, the nominees should have provided truly unique service to the district and, therefore, each district would present a nominee infrequently.”

2023 Recipients
- District I: E. Christine Brousseau, MD, MPH
- District II: Kathleen Morrell, MD, MPH
- District III: Donald M. Chervenak, MD
- District IV: Carmen D. Zorrilla, MD
- District V: Brownsyne M. Tucker Edmonds, MD, MPH, MS
- District VI: Maura P. Quinlan, MD, MPH
- District VII: Sara C. Wood, MD
- District VIII: Stella M. Dantas, MD
- District IX: Amy “Meg” Autry, MD
- Armed Forces District: Barton C. Staat, MD
- District XI: Luke A. Newton, MD
- District XII: Guy I. Benrubi, MD
ACOG Contact: Stephanie Williams at [email protected]
Description: Established in 1971, this is an annual award to be presented for the outstanding District or Section activity. The winning District will receive a cash prize and a certificate which will be presented during the Annual Clinical and Scientific meeting.

Application Process: The procedures for the selection of the outstanding activity of a section, district or a collaborative activity are as follows:
1. Notice is sent to all section and district chairs reminding them of the need to submit, prior to their districts’ annual fall meetings, their reports of the single most outstanding activity carried out by Fellows of the College in their section or district, including collaborative projects during the preceding twelve months, which they wish to have considered for the award.
2. Prior to the district’s annual fall meetings, each section or district chair shall complete an accurate report of the activity of the section or district that is believed to be the most outstanding. This report shall be comprehensive, but concise. If an award is being sought for a collaborative project among sections or districts, only one report should be prepared. The report should be prepared by the designee of the collaborators and reviewed for accuracy by each District chair whose district or section(s) within the district are involved. In the case of a collaborative project involving more than one District, only that submission should be submitted by the District’s involved.
3. Each district chair shall either review these reports personally or refer them to a committee for review. Selection of the most outstanding section or district or collaborative activity will be forwarded to Stephanie Williams ([email protected]) no later than November 30, so the entries can be distributed to the Council of District Chairs before their February meeting.
4. Copies of each district’s nomination, or collaborative projects, shall be prepared and distributed by the Department of District and Section Activities to all district chairs before the February meeting of the Board of Directors.
5. The district chairs shall discuss and vote during the February CDC meeting to select the most outstanding entry and prepare a report for the Board of Directors conveying the information about the competition and the selection made.
6. The Department of District and Section Activities will budget $5,000 each year for the winning award(s). The CDC will determine the number of winning districts or sections, and how the funds will be distributed. One representative from the winning district(s)/section(s) will be asked to attend the next Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting (ACSM), to be recognized and may be asked to make a short presentation of the project. One representative from each awarded project can be funded to the ACSM (up to $1,000) from the monetary award distributed to their district/section.
2022 Recipients
- District II: Hospital Strategies: Reentering Physicians into Practice
- District XI: Advocacy Curriculum
2021 Recipients
- District II: Safe Motherhood Initiative’s Sepsis in Pregnancy Bundle
- District III: Maternal Health Awareness Day
2020 Recipients
- District II: Webinar Series: Guided Discussions on COVID-19 Best Practices from Experts on the Front Line
- District IV: Improving Obstetric Care in DC Project
Description: Submit a tool kit, describing how you initiated a program or project to make a difference in women’s lives. Eligible projects include supply drives, educational sessions, medical student recruitment, and lobby days. One winner will be selected from each category to receive $500.

Application Process: Submit your project by November 30 to [email protected].

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Description: The Junior Fellow Rising Star in Advocacy Award recognizes an outstanding advocacy project created and implemented by a Junior Fellow involving their institution, local, state, or federal legislation, or political advocacy. Award recipients will be sponsored to attend the Congressional Leadership Conference (CLC) in Washington, DC.

Criteria:
- Must be based on a health policy objective or Graduate Medical Education requirement and be consistent with ACOG policies and objectives
- Must have been initiated and carried out by Junior Fellow(s)
- Must have appropriate support/mentoring from ACOG Fellow(s) that can be documented
- Must be a project or action that is quantifiable
- Must include Letter of support from one of the following: program director, ACOG District Junior Fellow Advisor, any ACOG JFCAC Member, ACOG District or Section Fellow Chair
Eligibility: Any ACOG Junior Fellow is eligible to apply.

Application Process: Applications for the 2025 Junior Fellow Rising Star in Advocacy Award will open in November 2024.

ACOG Contact: [email protected]
Description:  Begun in 2009 by ACOG’s Government Affairs Committee, this awards program confers up to four awards annually:  The ACOG Accomplishment in State Advocacy Award for “skilled” states demonstrating an impressive legislative achievement and the ACOG Improvement in State Advocacy for “developing” states demonstrating measurable growth in advocacy capacity. The goal is to support and stimulate state level advocacy.

The Committee accepts nominations from the ACOG State Legislative Chair or regional District Legislative Chair by December 31 each year. Awards are conferred at ACOG’s Congressional Leadership Conference and celebrated at ACOG’s State Legislative Roundtable. Recipient States will receive a $1,000 cash award.

Application Process: The Committee on Government Relations will accept nominations submitted by the ACOG State or District Legislative Chair through this application. Nominations must contain the proper documentation, indicate which of the two awards you wish to be considered for, and relate to activities during the current legislative session.

ACOG Contact:  [email protected].
Purpose: This year, the ACOG Immunization Champion Award will recognize members who have demonstrated ongoing efforts to promote maternal immunization to pregnant individuals. ACOG will select at least three members to receive the 2024 Immunization Champion Award in recognition of their leadership, innovation, collaboration, and perseverance in promoting maternal immunization.

Description and Criteria: The 2024 Immunization Champion Award is intended to recognize members who are doing an exemplary job of educating patients and health care professionals about maternal immunization. Nominees must clearly demonstrate sustained commitment and dedication to increasing access to and implementation of maternal immunizations in their practice and community.

Please note that members can nominate other members or themselves, and nominees must be active ACOG members. Visit ACOG’s immunization champion page to learn about previous Immunization Champion Award winners.

Application Process: Please complete the nomination application for yourself or the member you are nominating.

Deadline: The deadline has been extended to Friday, February 23, 2024.

ACOG Contact: Send any questions to Francesca Montalto at [email protected]
Description: Ob-GynPAC, ACOG’s political action committee, is a $1M+ PAC—a feat that could not be accomplished without significant commitment from you, our Fellows and Junior Fellows.

In 2002, our Ob-GynPAC Governing Committee created the Ob-GynPAC Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award to recognize ob-gyn leaders who have, over the previous year, helped build our specialty's power in Congress and the Statehouses through outstanding advocacy and fundraising on behalf of Ob-GynPAC. Winners are recognized at ACOG’s Congressional Leadership Conference.

Application Process: Send us your nominations at [email protected] with the subject line "Ob-GynPAC MVP Award Nomination."

ACOG Contact: [email protected].

District and Section Awards

In 2009 the Advisory Council of the Alabama Section resolved to formally recognize a group of physicians who have made extraordinary contributions to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology in the state of Alabama. Individuals are nominated by members of the Section and one physician is selected each year by the Advisory Council. This recognition is presented at the Annual Spring Meeting.

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In 2012 the Advisory Council of the Mississippi Section ACOG resolved to formally recognize a group of physicians who have made extraordinary contributions to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology in the state of Mississippi. Individuals are nominated by members of the Section and one physician is selected each year by the Advisory Council. This recognition is presented at the Annual Spring Meeting.

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Two Junior Fellows receive this award for the two best scientific papers, chosen by a committee from the District submissions. Each District is allowed to choose only one paper from their District to submit for this award to be considered as one of the National winners. The two award recipients will each receive a $2,000 stipend to cover their hotel and travel expenses to the Annual Meeting, and a special certificate that will be presented at the Annual Meeting. In addition, ACOG will cover the Annual Meeting registration fee.

Application Process: The District Chair or their designee must send the paper as a Microsoft Word document immediately following the District meeting or no later than November 30.

ACOG Contact: [email protected]

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The Creighton L. Edwards, MD, Award in Compassionate Care honors a Texas ob-gyn resident in training (PGY2-PGY4) who has shown an outstanding ability to communicate compassion, empathy, and respect for patients while providing superior medical care. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to continued education, surgical skills, and medical knowledge. While maintaining academic excellence, the winner should also exhibit a willingness to encourage and cultivate these valued talents and skills in their colleagues, coworkers, and students.

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District II Martin L. Stone, MD Scientific Poster Session Award
Hollis Fellows are selected in rotation from three Sections within District VII annually. Section Chairs are charged with making the selection of the Hollis Fellow from within their Section by the end of May. Award Recipients receive up to $1,500 for expenses incurred to attend the Annual District Meeting plus coach airfare. Registration fees for the Annual District Meeting are paid by District VII.

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Each year District IX seeks original essays based on your own experiences and ideas about why you are interested in the ob-gyn specialty. This essay contest is open to medical students in California only. Previous winners are not eligible, however you may submit an essay if you have entered before but did not win.

Winners will be awarded sponsorship to attend ACOG’s Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting.

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Each spring, District XII will contact the seven medical schools in Florida and ask that they select two medical students from their program who have shown outstanding achievement. These medical students will be presented with a District XII Medical Student Award certificate and a cash prize. Our hope is that these awards will stimulate interest in the field of obstetrics and gynecology and encourage young medical students continue on to earn their medical degree.

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Fellowships, Scholarships, and Programs

Description: Awarded Residents attend a myriad of activities during their attendance at the Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting beginning with a welcome lunch on Saturday with the JFCAC and international residents. Other items on their agenda including attending Junior Fellow Day presentations, three-hour postgraduate courses, Lunch with the Experts roundtable sessions, colloquia presentations, and clinical seminars. They are also invited to attend the ACOG welcome reception and convocation. In return, Junior Fellows are asked to inform their peers about the event and their experiences.

Application Process: Interested candidates should notify their District Chair of their interest by January 31. There is no formal application process. District Chairs receive a letter of invitation on December 1 and the deadline for resident name submission is February 2. Residents are notified February 15-20.

ACOG Contact:

Wanda Proctor at [email protected]
- District II's Award
- District VII's Award
Description: The Gellhaus Resident Advocacy Fellowship fosters a new generation of physicians to influence the future of health care. The Fellowship was founded in 2009 by past ACOG President, Thomas Gellhaus, MD, a powerful advocate for ACOG's advocacy activities. Senior residents develop their advocacy skills and participate in the political and policy making process as a part of ACOG’s Government Affairs team. Residents completing this fellowship, many for their resident elective, gain substantial expertise in the legislative and regulatory processes.

Application Process: Applications for the 2025 Gellhaus Resident Advocacy Fellowship will open in November 2024.

ACOG Contact: [email protected]
Description: The John McCain Fellowship provides ACOG Fellows firsthand exposure in Washington, DC, to policy development and the legislative process. Each District sponsors a Fellow on a rotating schedule, allowing two Districts per year to participate.

McCain Fellows meet with lawmakers and staff; attend legislative hearings on issues of interest to the specialty; interact with officials of regulatory agencies; and meetings with representatives of medical groups and other allied organizations. District IV founded the Fellowship in 1981 in memory of Dr. John McCain, a strong advocate for ACOG’s Government Affairs program.

Application Process: Each District has their own selection process. Contact your District Manager for details.

District Rotation:

2024: Districts V & VII
2025: ACOOG & District XII
2026: Districts VIII & IX
2027: Districts II & III
2028: Districts I & XI
2029: Districts IV & VI

ACOG Contact: [email protected]
Description: ACOG and the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) have reestablished the ACOG–JSOG Exchange Program as of 2024. This program involves an annual exchange of leaders and physicians in the earlier stages of their careers to share ideas and broaden the education of future leaders of the specialty. This program encourages raising awareness of women’s health care issues, helps physicians learn about the environments in which their peers practice, and increases collegiality between ACOG and JSOG.

Each society will have a total of five members involved in the exchange program, which entails traveling to and attending the other society’s annual meeting. The following ACOG personnel will attend the JSOG meeting each year:
- A presidential officer
- A member of the staff leadership team at ACOG
- A Junior Fellow in training
- A Junior Fellow in practice
- An Early-Career Fellow
The two Junior Fellow attendees and the Early-Career Fellow attendee will be identified based on abstracts submitted for the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting the year prior to the subsequent JSOG meeting. Those who score the highest in each category will be offered the award and the opportunity to attend the subsequent JSOG meeting, which will usually be held in the spring of the following year. Please note that the two Junior Fellows and the Early-Career Fellow are required to submit an abstract for the subsequent JSOG meeting; it is expected that the two Junior Fellows and the Early-Career Fellow will present their poster or oral presentation abstracts at the subsequent JSOG meeting.

For questions, please contact Erika Outlaw at [email protected] or (202) 863-2501.
Description: Talented ob-gyns are needed to create the future for ACOG and its over 58,000 members. However, leading a transformation in women's health care requires more than a thorough knowledge of medicine and a honed bedside manner. It requires an understanding of transformation and change in the context of understanding oneself and others. Physicians who aspire to be leaders need to understand the critical issues of cost-effective care and using epidemiological evidence to guide policy recommendations. Increasingly, physician leaders are looked to as translators of complex scientific findings into simple, understandable language for the media and other physicians. Transform your leadership skills at ACOG’s Cefalo National Leadership Institute—a program with demonstrated impact.

ACOG Contact: Donna Kovacheva at [email protected] or at 202-863-2539

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Description: This scholarship will support one annual attendee to the Robert C. Cefalo Leadership Institute, located at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The Robert C. Cefalo Leadership Institute provides invaluable training on how to build a team, break down complex issues for the public, and how to speak with the media. This scholarship is open to ACOG member physicians who have been practicing one to eight years and can demonstrate an interest in family planning and advocacy.

Application Process: Application, curriculum vitae, and letter of recommendation are required. Due November 1.

ACOG Contact: Kathleen Kenny at [email protected]

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External Awards and Opportunities

The NVA is seeking research proposals on developing novel medical treatments for generalized vulvodynia or vestibulodynia. Selected proposals will receive grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 for individual projects and up to $250,000 for multisite clinical investigations. The NVA is not funding psychosocial proposals at this time.

If you are interested in applying, please send an email that includes a one- to two-paragraph summary of your proposed study’s objectives to Phyllis Mate at [email protected] by Friday, February 16. You will then receive a full application that must be completed and submitted by Friday, April 12. The NVA requires confirmation that all funds will be applied to direct research costs, not institutional costs.

If you have previously applied for or received grant support from the NVA, you are still eligible to apply. Summaries of studies that the NVA has funded to date can be viewed on the NVA’s web site.

We welcome correspondence about potential projects. To discuss your proposal, please contact Phyllis Mate.
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) offers the Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship: $5,000 to 3rd year students who have shown leadership efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care and demonstrated leadership efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of minorities.

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The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society offers student essay awards and student research fellowships. The student research fellowships are comprised of 50 fellowships that may be awarded annually to students in their first, second, or third year (fourth year students not eligible). Each will provide $4000 to the student for support of the proposed research and $500 to the faculty supervisor in support of the student's project.

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This competitive scholarship program is designed for students committed to providing primary health care in communities of greatest need. Scholarship recipients serve where they are most needed upon completion of their training.

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They also provide a Loan Repayment Program by which fully trained health professionals who are dedicated to working with underserved populations and have qualifying educational loans are eligible to compete for repayment of those loans if they choose to serve in a community of greatest need. In addition to loan repayment, these clinicians receive a competitive salary and a chance to have a significant impact on a community.

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NYAM administers a national fellowship for medical and dental students in support of a project initiated during the summer between the first and second years of medical or dental school. Up to twenty-five fellowships of approximately $3,500 will be awarded. The Fellowship is meant to enrich the educational experiences of students through projects that couple medicine and dentistry with the needs of underserved or disadvantaged patients or populations.

They also offer the Student Essay Prize in the History of Medicine and Public Health, a contest open to students in accredited professional degree programs in medicine, nursing and public health. Essays should address a topic in the history of public health or medicine as they relate to urban health issues; they may consider social or environmental factors in the health of urban populations, institutional histories, or specific diseases.

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Description: Fogarty and its NIH partners are continuing efforts to build a network of U.S. academic institutions to provide early-career physicians, veterinarians, dentists, and scientists with a significant mentored research experience in a developing country. Support is planned through Fogarty's Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars, with awards totaling more than $25.9 million over five years to consortia at six U.S. universities.

One award supports a new consortium led by Harvard University, together with Boston University, Northwestern University, and University of New Mexico. The remaining awards renew support for consortia led by University of California, Berkeley; University of California, San Francisco; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Washington; and Vanderbilt University.

Application Process: To participate in the program, students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty from the U.S. or from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) apply through one of the consortia for placement at an LMIC institution.

The current iteration of the program is based on the success and experience of Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows (FICRS-F). Fogarty's Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars provides a yearlong mentored clinical research experience overseas for postdoctoral fellows and pre-doctoral scholars.

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Description: The Global Women's Health Fellowship, part of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is a one-year fellowship that tackles the complex issues that shape the sexual and reproductive health of women across the globe.

Through service, education, and research, our fellowship is designed to help our fellows make significant global health contributions. Trainees work to strengthen and develop health systems around the world, playing a significant role in reducing the health disparities affecting women in developing countries.

As part of the fellowship you will have a faculty appointment in the department of ob-gyn with clinical responsibilities in addition to your international projects.

Application Process: To be considered for our fellowship program, you must complete a four-year residency program and be board eligible or board certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the start of the program. Your application must include: A completed application form, curriculum vitae, personal statement, three letters of recommendation (including one from the Program Residency Director or Chairman), and official transcript of USMLE results.

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Description: The Johns Hopkins Global Women’s Health Fellowship Program is a two-year postgraduate training program addressing critical women’s health issues and sustainable health solutions in low and middle income countries. A partnership between the Johns Hopkins Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and Jhpiego, the Johns Hopkins global health affiliate, this interdisciplinary fellowship uniquely pairs an ob-gyn physician with an advanced practice nurse for collaborative inter-professional learning and research.

This program has a forward-thinking approach to global health that promotes learning and skill development through program implementation and evaluation to address a defined global health need and to enact sustainable improvements in women’s health care. Our goal is to prepare qualified ob-gyns and nurses for leadership positions in global women’s health in order to improve care, education and research for women and their families in the developing world. Thank you for your interest in our program.

Application Process: Applicants to the Johns Hopkins Global Women’s Health Fellowship Program are asked to submit the following information for consideration:
- Current CV
- Three letters of recommendation (including one from your current program director or department chair)
- A one-page personal statement summarizing prior experience in global and public health and expressing long-term career goals in relation to global health
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Description: Fellows work collaboratively from multiple specialties, including ob-gyn, emergency medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, and family medicine. The fellowship seeks to impact resource-limited settings through:
- Creating high-impact, sustainable solutions to address intractable challenges confronting the poor
- Educating clinical officers and residents in Africa's first combined residency program in family and emergency medicine
- Service delivery/health systems development in our Kenyan field site
- Innovations research on new solutions for uncontrolled postpartum hemorrhage, obstetric fistula, access to emergency caesarean section, among others.
The two-year fellowship is divided between U.S. clinical work, field assignment and education. Fellows may choose to obtain an MPH (Harvard School of Public Health), tropical medicine diploma or other related formal education.

Application Process: Applications are due in October, for a start date of July.

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Description: After the devastating 2014/15 West Africa Ebola Outbreak, Liberia seeks to rebuild its health system and increase health professional capacity. Aiming to improve quality, quantity, and skill diversity of the national health workforce, Liberia seeks interested, qualified clinical faculty members to support teaching residents. Liberia has only two pediatricians and four ob-gyns for a population of over 4 million people.

Mount Sinai has been a leader in Liberia, supporting the development of the nascent residency programs in their second year of operation. In collaboration with the Liberian Ministry of Health and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Mount Sinai is seeking to recruit and deploy faculty interested in serving year-long generalist and two month sub-specialist roles in MFM, Gyn-Onc, and Urogyn teaching stints.

Application Process:Qualifications:
1. Board certified physician or Fellow in respective area of obstetrics/gynecology
2. 5 years of experience post-residency/3 years post Fellowship preferred
3. 2 years of relevant teaching & clinical mentoring experience
4. Multiple scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals
To learn more about the program or to apply, please contact Molly Lieber at [email protected]
Description: The HEAL (Health, Equity, Action & Leadership) Initiative trains front line health professionals in some of the poorest and most isolated places on our planet.

This is a two year multi-disciplinary initiative where individuals spend six months in the HIS (Indian Health Service) and six months at an international site. There is also opportunity for advanced degree at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and UC Berkeley. The HEAL Initiative recruits highly qualified health professionals who have a deep commitment to health equity and social justice. We train those who have the desire to serve and equip them with the skills to be effective in low-resource settings. The program includes:
- Fully-funded MPH or similar graduate degree
- Social medicine training
- Experiential training
- Structured mentorship
- Ongoing, immersive curriculum
- Full UCSF benefits and salary
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