Medal of Excellence

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2018 Nomination Form
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2017 Award Winners Press Release

2018 AAKP Medal of Excellence Award Dinner: March 16, 2018, Save the Date!

Fellow colleagues, members of the renal community, and Renal Physicians Association (RPA) meeting attendees are encouraged to join in honoring the distinguished recipients of the AAKP Medal of Excellence Awards and help AAKP continue its mission to improve the quality of life for kidney patients through education, advocacy, and the fostering or patient communities.

Medal of Excellence recipients are 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.

All honorees will be recognized at the AAKP Medal of Excellence Award Dinner held on Friday, March 16, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Hotel Lake Buena Vista Hotel in Orlando, FL. AAKP is pleased to host the Award Dinner in conjunction with the Renal Physicians Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting.

Tickets: Dinner tickets are available for $125/each and can be purchased online or by calling AAKP at (800) 749-2257.

  • For more information on the Medal of Excellence or to become a sponsor of this program, please contact Diana Clynes, Dir. of Programs & Services (P) 813-400-2391 (F) 813-636-8122 (E) dclynes@aakp.org

The 2017 Medal of Excellence Award recipients:

Special Recognition Category

Celeste Lee, former Manager of the Institute for Patient and Family-Centered Care Programs at University of Michigan and former Board Member and Chair of the Patient and Family Partnership Council for the Kidney Health Initiative (Greater Detroit Area, Michigan)

Physician Category

William E.  Mitch, MD, Professor of Medicine, Selzman Institute for Kidney Health, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas)

Nursing Category

Helen Currier, BSN, RN, CNN, CENP, Director of Renal and Pheresis Services at Texas Children’s Hospital (Houston, Texas)

Social Work Category

Mary Beth Callahan, ACSW, LCSW, Senior Social Worker at Dallas Transplant Institute (Dallas, Texas)

Dietitian Category

Janelle Gonyea, RDN, LD, FNKF, Clinical Dietitian at Mayo Clinic Dialysis Services and Assistant Professor of Nutrition, College of Medicine (Rochester, Minnesota)

Technician Category

Philip M. Varughese, BS, CHT, Facility Administrator at DaVita, Inc. (Hillsborough, New Jersey)

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, Dir. of Programs & Services (P) 813-400-2391 (F) 813-636-8122 (E) dclynes@aakp.org

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:

Past Award Winners

Thank you to our 2017 Medal of Excellence Sponsors:

Silver Level

Dallas Nephrology Associates

Fresenius Medical Care-NA

Bronze Level

Amgen, Inc.

DaVita, Inc.

Texas Children’s Hospital

Patron Level

American Society of Nephrology

National Renal Administrators Association

Supporting Level

Renal Physicians Association