SMA awards: Career Achievement Award
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Deadline July 1, awarded even numbered years
The Career Achievement Award honors an individual who has advanced the field of medical anthropology through career-long contributions to theory or method, and who has been successful in communicating the relevance of medical anthropology to broader publics. Candidates for this award should be senior scholars, typically those who are retiring, or have achieved emeritus status, or have passed the age of 65. (Under unusual circumstances exceptions to this rule may be made by the Selection Committee with the approval of the SMA Executive Committee.).
- Awarded in even numbered years
Nominations for the award should include a letter of nomination, an additional supporting letter, and the candidate’s current CV. Deadline for complete nomination packets: July 1.
Nominations for the award should include a letter of nomination, an additional supporting letter, and the candidate’s current CV. Send materials to
- Jeannine Coreil (Chair of the Selection Committee)
Department of Community and Family Health
University of South Florida
13210 Bruce B. Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
Charles Leslie (2009), Mark Nichter and Lorna Rhodes (2008), Ronnie Frankenberg and Margaret Lock (2007) Arthur Kleinman (2006), George Foster (2005), and Cecil Helman (2004) are the previous winners of this award.
