Donald Reid Medal
Encyclopedia
The Donald Reid Medal is awarded triennially by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in recognition of distinguished contributions to epidemiology
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and Epidemiology
at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine from 1961 until his sudden death in 1977. The medal was created by the distinguished medal sculptor Louis Osman. The School Council of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians
of London propose names for the medal and the eventual recipient of the medal is then nominated by a Committee composed of the Dean of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, two members nominated by the School Council, two members nominated by the president of the Royal College of Physicians (not being members of the staff of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and one member nominated by the Faculty of Public Health Medicine.
), and then not for a further four years until 1997 (Brian MacMahon). Thus, in this 9 year period when three awards should have been made, only two were. In 1991, when the award was not made at all, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was undergoing a period of restructuring following the appointment of Professor Richard Feachem
as the Dean (the former Dean, Professor Gordon Smith having retired in 1989). The award made in 1993 was either two years late, or one year early because no 1994 award was made either. However, the 1997 award was made in accordance with the three year cycle and re-established the regularity of the award.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
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Institution
The medal was instituted in 1979 in memory of Professor Donald Reid who was Director of the Department of Medical StatisticsMedical statistics
Medical statistics deals with applications of statistics to medicine and the health sciences, including epidemiology, public health, forensic medicine, and clinical research...
and Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine from 1961 until his sudden death in 1977. The medal was created by the distinguished medal sculptor Louis Osman. The School Council of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
of London propose names for the medal and the eventual recipient of the medal is then nominated by a Committee composed of the Dean of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, two members nominated by the School Council, two members nominated by the president of the Royal College of Physicians (not being members of the staff of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and one member nominated by the Faculty of Public Health Medicine.
The missing award
Although the award is officially given every three years, there has been a period in which this regularity was not observed. After Jeremiah Stamler received the medal in 1988, it was not then awarded for five years until 1993 (to Richard PetoRichard Peto
Sir Richard Peto FRS is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford.He attended Taunton's School in Southampton and subsequently studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University....
), and then not for a further four years until 1997 (Brian MacMahon). Thus, in this 9 year period when three awards should have been made, only two were. In 1991, when the award was not made at all, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was undergoing a period of restructuring following the appointment of Professor Richard Feachem
Richard Feachem
Sir Richard George Andrew Feachem, KBE, FREng is Professor of Global Health at both the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the at UCSF Global Health Sciences...
as the Dean (the former Dean, Professor Gordon Smith having retired in 1989). The award made in 1993 was either two years late, or one year early because no 1994 award was made either. However, the 1997 award was made in accordance with the three year cycle and re-established the regularity of the award.
Recipients
- 1979 - Abraham Manie AdelsteinAbraham Manie AdelsteinAbraham Manie "Abe" Adelstein was a South African born doctor who became the United Kingdom's Chief Medical Statistician.-Career:...
- 1982 - Michael ShepherdMichael Shepherd (psychiatrist)Michael Shepherd, CBE, FRCP, FRCPsych , FAPA , FAPHA was one of the most influential and internationally respected psychiatrists of his time, formerly Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist, The Maudsley Hospital, London and author of a number...
- 1985 - Geoffrey RoseGeoffrey RoseGeoffrey Rose was an eminent epidemiologist whose ideas have been credited with transforming the approach to strategies for improving health. He was formerly the Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology at the Department of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.-Early life and...
- 1988 - Jeremiah Stamler
- 1991 - no award
- 1993 - Richard PetoRichard PetoSir Richard Peto FRS is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford.He attended Taunton's School in Southampton and subsequently studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University....
- 1997 - Brian MacMahonBrian MacMahonBrian MacMahon was a British-American epidemiologist who chaired the Harvard School of Public Health from 1958 until 1988...
- 2000 - Nicholas Day
- 2003 - Peter SmithPeter Smith (epidemiologist)Peter G Smith CBE BSc DSc HonMFPHM FMedSci, is an eminent epidemiologist and Professor of Tropical Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine .-Background:...
- 2006 - Val Beral