'The American College of Medical Informatics is an honorary society established to recognize those who have made sustained contributions to the field. Its highest award, for lifetime achievement and contributions to the discipline of medical informatics, is the Morris F Collen Award,' researchers in the United States report.
'Dr Collen's own efforts as a pioneer in the field stand out as the embodiment of creativity, intellectual rigor, perseverance, and personal integrity. The Collen Award, given once a year, honors an individual whose attainments have, throughout a whole career, substantially advanced the science and art of biomedical informatics. In 2009, the college was proud to present the Collen Award to Betsy Humphreys, MLS, deputy director of the National Library of Medicine. Ms Humphreys has dedicated her career to enabling more effective integration and exchange of electronic information. Her work has involved new knowledge sources and innovative strategies for advancing health data standards to accomplish these goals. Ms Humphreys becomes the first librarian to receive the Collen Award,' wrote D. Ellison and colleagues, National Institutes of Health.
The researchers concluded: 'Dr Collen, on the occasion of his 96th birthday, personally presented the award to Ms Humphreys.'
Ellison and colleagues published their study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (Presentation of the 2009 Morris F Collen Award to Betsy L Humphreys, with remarks from the recipient. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2010;17(4):481-485).
For additional information, contact B.L. Humphreys, National Lib Medical, Lister Hill National Center Biomedical Communicable, National Institutes of Health, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.
Publisher contact information for the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association is: B M J Publishing Group, British Med Association House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR, England.
Keywords: City:Bethesda, State:MD, Country:United States, Medical Informatics
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