Clarence S. Livingood, MD Award and Lectureship

Named Lectureships

The Award

The Clarence S. Livingood Lectureship and Education Fund was established as a segregated fund by the Department of Dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. It was endowed by Settler and Doris Giddy in memory of George H. Giddy. The Giddey's were both patients and friends of Dr. Clarence S. Livingood. The Lecture was first presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

The selected lecturer will receive a cash award in the amount of which is determined by the Trustees of the Livingood Lectureship and Education Fund, but which will not be less than $5,000. The recipient will present a lecture of approximately 30 minutes at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. View Call for Nominations Letter.

Application Deadline - Friday, December 4, 2009


About Clarence S. Livingood, MD

Dr. Livingood's contributions to the field of medicine were great and included participation in the board of certification progression and helped to establish standards for graduate medical education and the certification process of the Member Boards of American Board of Medical Specialties.

Receiving a medical degree from the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Livingood went on to complete his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

After finishing his residency in 1941, Dr. Livingood enlisted in the United States Army where he worked with the hospital unit of the University of Pennsylvania. While in the military, Dr. Livingood co-authored the Military Manual of Dermatology, which proved to be a useful source on dermatology for physicians during war.

In 1948, Dr. Livingood served as professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. In 1949, he lead the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas, serving there until becoming the Chief of the Department of Dermatology at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit in 1953.

Serving the members of the community through offices held at dermatologic associations, Dr. Livingood was Executive Director at the American Board of Dermatology for 30 years. As past president of the American Academy of Dermatology and delegate from the Academy to the American Medical Association from 1963 to 1988, Dr. Livingood's many accomplishments received him the AMA's Distinguished Service Award in 1990.

Criteria

  • The lecture should present views on the broader issues of dermatology to include organizational aspects, socioeconomic issues, ethics, concepts and features specific to the specialty of dermatology, professionalism and the "art" of dermatology.
  • The recipient need not be a dermatologist or a physician. The Task Force may consider, in addition to physicians, health policy experts, medical ethicists, social/medical philosophers, theologians, etc.
  • The recipient should be a recognized expert in the area or issue to be presented.
  • The recipient must have excellent and proven communication skills.

Selection Process

Requests for nominations will be solicited from the Academy membership at large. The recipient will be selected by the Named Lectureship Task Force and presented to the Scientific Assembly Committee for approval at the planning meeting which is held in the Spring of the year prior to the presentation of the lecture.

Nominations must be submitted to the Task Force no later than Friday, December 4, 2009. The Academy will announce its final decision in August of the following year.

Named Lectureship Task Force
Boni E. Elewski, MD, FAAD, Chair
Scott M. Dinehart, MD, FAAD
Warren R. Heymann, MD, FAAD
Brett M. Coldiron, MD, FAAD
Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD, FAAD

Previous Award Recipients

  • 2009 - Roderick J. Hay, MD
  • 2008 - Barbara A. Gilchrest, MD
  • 2007 - Antoinette F. Hood, MD
  • 2006 - Steven R. Feldman, MD
  • 2005 - Peyton E. Weary, MD
  • 2004 - Harry J. Hurley, MD
  • 2003 - Marcus A. Conant, MD
  • 2002 - Klauss Wolff, MD
  • 2001 - Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD
  • 2000 - Capt. Jeffrey B. Ashby (NASA)
  • 1999 - Mark V. Dahl, MD
  • 1998 - Edward A. Krull, MD
  • 1997 - Bradford W. Claxton, CAE
  • 1996 - Philip C. Anderson, MD
  • 1995 - M. Roy Schwarz, MD
  • 1994 - Irwin M. Freedberg, MD
  • 1993 - John S. Strauss, MD

Nominate / Apply

Year: 2011
Description: Clarence S. Livingood, MD Lectureship
Meeting Name: 69th Annual Meeting
Date of Meeting: February 4-8, 2011
Location: New Orleans, LA
Questions: Tim Moses, Director, Meeting and Conventions
Phone: (847) 240-1491
Fax: (847) 330-1090
Email: namedlectureships@aad.org
Nominate / Apply:
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