Drexel University College of Medicine

2011 Marion Spencer Fay Award
Lecture and Reception
Presented by the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership  

On Oct. 27, Julie Overbaugh, Ph.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, received the 2011 Marion Spencer Fay Award. Dr. Overbaugh’s lecture, co-sponsored by Drexel University's School of Public Health as part of their grand rounds lecture series, was titled "Taking the Leap: A Basic Scientist’s Journey into Interdisciplinary, International HIV Research." 

Dr. Overbaugh was recognized for her unique contributions in increasing understanding of HIV transmission and pathogenesis, her leadership in the treatment of and prevention strategies for infected women in the developing world, her pioneering research collaborative in Kenya and her noteworthy mentoring activities.

View Overbaugh's lecture (DUCOM login required).

 Dr. Overbaugh was featured on Women's Radio and was named a "Fierce Woman in BioTech."

See a list of previous Marion Spencer Fay Award winners (pdf file).

The Marion Spencer Fay Award

Marion Spencer Fay, Ph.D., was dean and president of Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania from 1946 to 1963. The National Board for Women in Medicine established an award in her name in 1963 to recognize her pioneering leadership.

This national award, now in its 48^th year, is given annually to a woman physician and/or scientist who has made an exceptionally significant contribution to health care as a practitioner, medical educator, administrator and/or research scientist and who exhibits significant future potential.

Formerly administered by the National Board for Women in Medicine, the award continues under the guidance of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership of Drexel University College of Medicine, which maintains the traditions of the Woman’s Medical College and the Medical College of Pennsylvania that reflect a 160-year legacy of excellence.

• The award recipient is selected from nominations submitted to a special committee, appointed by the Institute, dedicated to the principles of the Marion Spencer Fay Award. 
• The presentation ceremony is attended by distinguished academic, medical and scientific leaders and the award includes a $10,000 honorarium to support the recipient’s work.

The 2012 call for nominations will be announced soon.
Keep checking the website for more information.

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