Description of AAPM&R Awards
The Frank H. Krusen Award
The Frank H. Krusen Award was established by the American Academy of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1972 to honor a founding father of the Academy
who was a leader in the development of the specialty of PM&R. Dr. Krusen, the
Academy’s fourth president, was the first recipient of the award that now
bears his name. The Krusen Award is the Academy’s highest honor, and
recipients of the gold medallion are selected on the basis of their
outstanding and unique contributions to the specialty.
The nominee should
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Have made outstanding and unique contributions
to the field of PM&R in the areas of patient care, research, education, and
administration; and have served the profession
through involvement in Academy activities.
Past Frank H. Krusen Award Recipients
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The Walter J. Zeiter Lecture
The Walter J. Zeiter Lectureship was established by AAPM&R in 1961 to honor
physiatrists who have made consistent contributions to the specialty and who
have earned the respect and admiration of their peers for outstanding
accomplishments in the field of PM&R.
The lectureship is named in honor of Walter J. Zeiter, MD, who served as
executive director of AAPM&R and the American Congress of Rehabilitation
Medicine from 1939–1959. Each year this lectureship is awarded to a
physiatrist who shared Dr. Zeiter’s qualities of statesmanship, scholarship,
executive leadership, and warm friendship. The first lecture was presented by
Frank H. Krusen, MD, in 1968. The Zeiter lecture is presented during the AAPM&R
Annual Assembly.
The nominee should
Past Walter J. Zeiter Award Recipients
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Recognition Award for Distinguished Clinicians
The Distinguished Clinician Award is presented by AAPM&R to honor individual
physiatrists who have achieved distinction on the basis of their scholarly
level of teaching and their outstanding performance in patient care
activities.
The nominee should
Past Distinguished Clinicians
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Distinguished Member Award
Established in 1994, the Distinguished Member Award honors AAPM&R members who
have provided invaluable service to the specialty of PM&R primarily through
participation in PM&R-related organizations other than the Academy.
The nominee should
Past Distinguished Member Award Recipients
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The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Lecture
Through the generous support of the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation,
this award is presented to a physiatrist under the age of 50 whose endeavors
have constituted a noteworthy advance in the non-surgical clinical care of low
back pain. This individual’s contributions should have significant potential
for further improving the care of patients with low back pain. The lecture is
presented during the AAPM&R Annual Assembly.
The nominee should
Past Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award Recipients
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Recognition Award for Distinguished Public Service
Established by the Academy in 1981, the Distinguished Public Service Award
honors individuals who, in the course of their public service activities, have
made significant contributions to the development of educational, research,
and service activities that directly impact the specialty of physical medicine
and rehabilitation and that benefit the nation’s citizens with disabilities.
As many as three awards may be given each year.
The nominee should
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Have contributed significantly to the growth and development of
educational, research, and service activities that directly impact the
specialty of PM&R, and that benefit the nation’s citizens with disabilities.
Past Distinguished Public Service Award Recipients
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