Rasa Verkauskiene
Committee Chair
The International Outstanding Clinician Award recognises an outstanding contribution and lifetime commitment to the practice of clinical paediatric endocrinology in a country outside Europe and the Mediterranean basin. The award aims to strengthen the relationship between ESPE and its sister societies and to acknowledge excellence in paediatric endocrinology around the world.
Nomination and application
Award information
- Recognising an outstanding contribution and lifetime commitment to the practice of clinical paediatric endocrinology in a country outside Europe and the Mediterranean basin.
- Awarded by the Andrea Prader Committee on the basis of nominations received from ESPE members and ICPE societies.
How to nominate
- Candidates must be nominated in writing by an ESPE member, or an official representative of a sister society to ESPE.
- Any candidate nominated by an ESPE member should be endorsed by the local sister society.
- To nominate, please send a letter letter of endorsement, outlining the suitability of the candidate for the award to espe@mci-group.com.
Regulations
- Self nominations are not accepted.
- Once nominated, candidates will be asked to submit their full CV.
- The International Outstanding Clinician Award is conferred during a presentation ceremony at the ESPE annual meeting with a brief response from the winner; the award does not include a lecture within the awards session.
- All nominations must be submitted electronically to espe@mci-group.com.
- Candidates may only be considered for one award each year. If a candidate is nominated for more than one award, they will be asked to choose which award they wish to be considered for.
Eligibility criteria
- Candidates should have made significant contribution to the field of paediatric endocrinology in their individual countries.
- There is no age limitation.
- Candidates must be nominated by one ESPE member, or the official representative of a sister society to ESPE .
- Candidates must be from a country outside Europe and the Mediterranean basin.
- Current members of the ESPE Council and the Andrea Prader Committee are ineligible for this award.
Evaluation
- A minimum of three nominations is required for this award. If fewer than three nominations are received the Andrea Prader Committee may reopen nominations for the award.
- All nominations will be acknowledged by email.
- Selection of the award winner will be made by the Andrea Prader Committee.
- The decision will be made by the Andrea Prader Committee and is based on the candidates’ outstanding contribution and lifetime commitment to the practice of clinical paediatric endocrinology in a country outside Europe and the Mediterranean basin.
- The successful candidate will be notified by the President by the end of June. Candidates who have not received notification by this date should assume that they have not been successful.
Award winners
2023 | Maryam Razzaghy-Azar
Tehran, Iran
2022 | Mitchell Geffner
Los Angeles, USA
2021 | Veronica Mericq
Chile
2020 | Jean-Pierre Chanoine
Vancouver, Canada
2019 | Abiola Oduwole
Lagos, Nigeria
