AAHPM Awards
Congratulations to all of the outstanding awardees from 2020 and 2021. We thank you for your outstanding contributions to the field of hospice and palliative medicine.
View their acceptance videos below and give them a shoutout on the conference platform or on social media.
2021 Awards
2021 Lifetime Achievement Award
Geoffrey P. Dunn, MD FACS
2021 Gerald H. Holman Distinguished Service Award
AAHPM Entrustable Professional Activities and Curricular Milestones Workgroup
2021 Josefina B. Magno Distinguished Hospice Physician Award
Ruth Thomson, DO MBA HMDC FACOI FAAHPM
2021 Richard Payne Outstanding Achievement in
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Ronit Elk, PhD
2021 Humanities Award
Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD
2021 Award for Excellence in Scientific Research in Palliative Care
Melissa Aldridge, PhD MBA
2021 Award for Excellence in Education and Training
Bob Arnold, MD FACP FAAHPM
2021 Early Career Investigator Award
Laura Gelfman, MD MPH FAAHPM
2021 Presidential Citation Award
Andy Baxter
2021 Presidential Citation Award
Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
2021 Presidential Citation Award
Patrice Harris, MD MA
2020 Awards
2020 AAHPM Lifetime Achievement Award
Ronald J. Crossno, MD HMDC FAAFP FAAHPM
2020 AAHPM Gerald H. Holman Distinguished Service Award
Russell K. Portenoy, MD
2020 Josefina B. Magno Distinguished Hospice Physician Award
Todd R. Coté, MD HMDC FAAFP FAAHPM
2020 Richard Payne Outstanding Achievement in
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
Kimberly S. Johnson, MD MSHS
2020 Humanities Award
Ronald M. Epstein, MD
2020 Award for Excellence in Scientific Research in Palliative Care
Rebecca Sudore, MD FAAHPM
2020 Early Career Investigator Award
Thomas LeBlanc, MD MA HMS FAAHPM
2020 Project on Death in America (PDIA)
Palliative Medicine National Leadership Award
F. Amos Bailey, MD FACP FAAHPM
2020 Project on Death in American (PDIA)
Palliative Medicine Community Leadership Award
Sarah Friebert, MD FAAP FAAHPM
2020 Presidential Citation Award
Blyth Taylor Lord
2020 Presidential Citation Award
Y.C. Ho/Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation
2020 Presidential Citation Award
Sally Weir, CAE
2020 Honorary AAHPM Member
Steve R. Smith, MBA CAE
