Deadline to Submit Is September 7, 2012

Message from the Practice Office: The Gail Douglas Award for Public Health Practice will honor a practitioner within the BUSPH community for outstanding contributions to public health. This year’s award will be presented on Wednesday, September 19, at the Boston Medical Center Partners Appreciation Luncheon sponsored by the BUSPH Practice Office.

We plan to select the 2012 Gail Douglas Award winner from the many practitioners at Boston Medical Center who have contributed to the BUSPH community in one or more of the following categories:

Education

  • Shows dedication to training BUSPH students by establishing meaningful practicum projects and providing excellence in practicum supervisory support
  • Participates in practice-based teaching in BUSPH courses, providing a valuable link between the academic and practice arenas

Research

  • Collaborates with BUSPH faculty in the conduct of innovative practice-based public health research

Service

  • Is a leader in public health service, improving the lives of underserved individuals and communities

Nomination Directions

Email your nomination by Friday, September 7 to Assistant Dean of Public Health Practice Anne Fidler at afidler@bu.edu Please include a short description of why you believe your nominee deserves the award and how we might contact you for further information.

Award Selection Process

Nominations for recipients of the award will be solicited from BUSPH faculty, staff, and students. A subcommittee of the Practice Committee will identify a short list of excellent nominations, whose names will be submitted to Dean Robert Meenan and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice Harold Cox, who will make the final choice.

About the Award

In June 2006, BU School of Public Health established an award for excellence in public health practice meant to acknowledge a member of the public health practice community for outstanding contributions to public health. The first recipient was Acting Dean of Practice Gail H. Douglas, an honor she received on the eve of her retirement.

Over the past several years, the “Gail Douglas Award,” which offers a $1000 prize, has been presented to remarkable public health professionals, including Letitia “Tish” Davis, founder of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Occupational Surveillance Program; Robert Restuccia, executive director of Community Catalyst; Sarah Johnson of Management Sciences for Health; and Sophie Godley, then Deputy Director of the AIDS Action Committee. Last year’s awardee was Dr. Alfred DeMaria, Massachusetts State Epidemiologist.

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