Nominees and applications for the following awards are accepted throughout the year and winners are announced at the annual conferences.
• GHEC Distinguished Service Award
This award is given for outstanding and dedicated leadership in expanding and enhancing the education of physicians in the field of global health.
2008 Recipient of the GHEC Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Julio Frenk
• Christopher Krogh
This award is presented to a student, resident, faculty member or other individual(s), or institutions that best represent the spirit of Christopher Krogh's dedication to global health.
Dr. Krogh demonstrated that careers among our own underserved and in international health are often simply two sides of the same coin. The Christopher Krogh award seeks to pay tribute to his memory by honoring an individual who also demonstrates this integration of international and domestic healthcare.
Christopher Krogh, MD, was killed in an airplane accident on February 24, 1994, while traveling as a physician for the Indian Health Service. Dr. Krogh was a founding member of GHEC and a member of the Board of Directors.
2008 Recipient of the Christopher Krogh award:
Dr. Michel Dodard
• The Lancet - GHEC Awards for Students and Residents in Global Health
Outstanding Research Project by a student or resident that:
1) was initiated by, and/or mainly conducted by the student/resident
2) was initiated in 2006/2007 and completed by December 31, 2007
3) is in basic science, epidemiology, interventions and/or clinical studies relevant to global health
2008 Recipient of the Outstanding Research Project award:
Outstanding Community Service Project by a student or resident that:
1) was initiated by, and/or mainly conducted by the student/resident
2) was initiated in 2006/2007 and completed by December 31, 2007
3) addresses the needs of a disadvantaged/underprivileged communitiy(ies) within the U.S., Canada or abroad
4) had significant impact and will likely continue to have ongoing relevance in the future of the relevant community
2008 Recipient of the Outstanding Community Service Project award:
The awards each consist of $1,000 and a plaque recognizing the achievement, and awardees will receive special mention on the GHEC website www.globalhealth-ec.org and the Lancet Student site: www.thelancetstudent.com.•
• The Velji Awards
** The Velji awards are exclusive to GHEC members.
: : The Velji Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence in Global Health
: : The Velji Leadership Award – Emerging Leaders in Global Health
: : The Velji Global Health Project of the Year Award
Drs. Anvar and Pari Velji were born in villages in Africa ( Kenya and Tanzania, respectively) with very impoverished health care systems. They lost three siblings in infancy to diphtheria and early in their adult years they committed themselves to a lifetime of work to improve the healthcare of all human beings, regardless of their origins, through better education. Dr Anvar Velji, is a co-founder of GHEC, founding Director of the Kaiser-UCD Residency Program (South Sacramento) and Editor of two seminal volumes -Global (International) Health and Global (International) Health Beyond The Year 2000. Dr. Pari Velji, is a certified public accountant and holds the position of Controls, Accountability & Tax Officer with the University of California Health Systems, Sacramento.
The Velji Faculty Award For Teaching Excellence In Global Health:
The award will be offered annually and the awardee will receive a plaque, $1000, and recognition on GHEC's website.
• Outstanding Abstract Presentation - Poster Format
Each year this recognition to given to 5 student presenters for innovation and thoughtfulness in a well-executed global health-related research project - and the ability to articulate the project in an interesting fashion via poster format.