Medal of Excellence

Medal of Excellence Recipients 

The Medal of Excellence is an AAKP legacy award that recognizes health care professionals who have contributed to the advancement and evolution of direct patient care, encouraged the expansion of the patient engagement model within the renal community and enhanced the quality of life for kidney patients and their families. These individuals have contributed to research, science and the advancement of care to positively impact the lives of those living with chronic kidney disease and their family members. Historically, the Medal of Excellence was awarded to a renal physician, however in 2014 AAKP expanded the award program to honor additional members of the healthcare team. This expansion allowed AAKP and the renal community to recognize all those who play an important role in helping patients overall health and wellbeing and live their best life possible.

AAKP is pleased to recognize the past recipients of this prestigious award:

Medal of Excellence Sponsorship 

Want to become a sponsor of the Medal of Excellence? Sponsors receive a variety of benefits and will be recognized for their support throughout the entire year at all Medal of Excellence Program events which will be hosted in conjunction with a number of health care professional meetings and events. For questions about sponsorship, please contact Diana Clynes, Interim Executive Director (P) 813-400-2391 (F) 813-636-8122 (E) dclynes@aakp.org

AAKP Thanks Its 2018 Medal of Excellence Sponsors

Silver

Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

Fresenius Medical Care-North America

Relypsa

Bronze Level

Amgen, Inc.

Patron Level

National Renal Administrators Association

Renal Physicians Association

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Supporting Level

American Society of Nephrology

The 2018 Medal of Excellence honorees are:

Physician Category

Rebecca Schmidt, DO, FACP, FASN, is Section Chief and Professor of Medicine with Tenure for West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine – Section of Nephrology and affiliate for Fresenius Medical Care-NA in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Nursing Category

Nancy Uhland, NP, is a nurse practitioner in the Renal Division of the George Washington Medical Faculty Associates in Washington, D.C. and works closely with kidney patients and their caregivers, including patients receiving kidney transplants through the George Washington Transplant Institute and community members engaged through the George Washington University Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center.

Social Work Category

Wanda Driggers, LMSW, is a Fresenius Kidney Care Travel Consultant for the Myrtle Beach/Hilton Head, SC region. Ms. Driggers began her dialysis career in 2001 overseeing social work responsibilities for three clinics.

Dietitian Category

Stacey Adams, MPH, RD, CDN, is a Senior Renal Dietitian at The Rogosin Institute in New York, New York.

2018 AAKP Medal of Excellence Award Dinner

Fellow colleagues, members of the renal community, and Renal Physicians Association (RPA) meeting attendees joined together in honoring the distinguished recipients of the AAKP Medal of Excellence Awards on March 16, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.

For more information on the Medal of Excellence or to become a sponsor of the 2019 program, please contact Diana Clynes, Interim Exec. Director (P) 813-400-2391 (F) 813-636-8122 (E) dclynes@aakp.org