Foundation Awards: APGO/Abbott Medical Education Program

This award of up to $15,000 funds a significant educational project within a department of obstetrics and gynecology at an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada relating to the education of medical students or residents. Application deadline: October 1.

Past APGO/Abbott Award Recipients

1990: Charles J. Dunton, MD
Medical College of Pennsylvania
"Computer Assisted Instruction in Colposcopy"

1991: Lewis A. Hamilton, MD
Drew University
"A New Approach to Evaluating Problem-Solving in Medical Students"

1992: Sharon T. Phelan, MD
University of Alabama-Birmingham
"Teaching and Applying Medical Informatics Skills in an Ob-Gyn Clerkship"

1993: Jean Rene Anderson, MD
Johns Hopkins University
"An Anatomy Curriculum for Housestaff in Obstetrics and Gynecology"

1994: Harriette L. Hampton, MD
University of Mississippi
"A Comprehensive Education Program for Providers Regarding the Care of Pediatrics/Adolescent Patients and Responsible Health Care Providers"

1995: Thomas E. Nolan, MD
Louisiana State University
"A Primary Care Curriculum and Syllabus within the Traditional Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship"

1996: John O.L. DeLancey, MD
University of Michigan
"Creation of a Multimedia Learning Program to Teach the Clinical Anatomy of Pelvic Organ Prolapse"

1997: Barbara Goff, MD
University of Washington
"Development of a Standardized Curriculum for Obstetrics and Gynecology"

1998: Richard S. Legro, MD
Pennsylvania State University
"Lactation Initiative: A Multidisciplinary and Multimedia Educational Program on Breast-Feeding for Patients, Medical Students and Housestaff in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics"

1999: Dee E. Fenner, MD
Rush Medical College
"How to Perform a Comfortable Pelvic Exam for You and the Patient"

2000: Kristin Dardano, MD
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
"Applying Behavioral Interviewing Techniques to the Selection and Evaluation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents"

2001: Arthur Ollendorff, MD
University of Cincinnati
"Creating a Comprehensive Evaluation Tool to Assess Knowledge and Application of Evidence-Based Medicine"

2002: Linda A. Goodrum, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
"Development of a Multidisciplinary Multimedia Approach to the Medical, Cultural, and Emotional Evaluation and Management of Fetal Death and Perinatal Bereavement"

2003: Steven E. Swift, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
"Proposal to Institute and Validate an Observed Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) for Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents"

2004: Magdy P. Milad, MD, MS
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
"Efficacy of a High-Fidelity Patient Simulator Curriculum in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship: A Randomized Controlled Trial"

2005: Judy C. Chang, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA
"Improving Patient-Provider Communication of Behavioral Risks and Issues in Obstetrics"

2006: Carmen J. Sultana, MD
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
"A Program to Teach Crisis Management Skills to Ob-Gyn Residents"

2007: Brittany Star Hampton, MD
Women's and Infants Hopsital/Brown University
"Using Interactive Computer Modules with Dynamic Animation for Individual-Based Learning of Female Pelvic Anatomy and Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction"