The Elizabeth Blackwell Medal is awarded annually by the American Medical Women's Association. The medal is named in honor of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States and a pioneer in promoting the education of women in medicine. Established by Elise S. L'Esperance in 1949, 100 years after Blackwell received her medical degree, the medal is granted to a woman physician "who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine." Before 1993, the medal was only awarded to members of the AMWA.
Recipients Source: AMWA
See also List of medicine awards List of prizes, medals, and awards for women in science List of prizes named after people
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Further reading "Elizabeth Blackwell medal". Journal of the American Medical Women's Association. 47 (3): 68–69. May–June 1992. PMID 1624663. Vaschak, MR (February 1975). "The Elizabeth Blackwell Annual Award, 1974". Journal of the American Medical Women's Association. 30 (2): 84–85. PMID 163270. Mega, LT; McKinney, PA (Sep–Oct 1990). "Looking back at progress: AMWA award winners". Journal of the American Medical Women's Association. 45 (5): 200–6. PMID 2269768.
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