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Prevent Blindness is inviting nominations for two awards.
The Prevent Blindness Rising Visionary Award is presented annually to an optometry student or resident, ophthalmology resident, or other health care professional student or resident in the United States who has the best essay based on the 2020 Focus on Eye Health National Summit theme: An Eye to the Future. This esteemed award consists of formal acknowledgement and a commemorative plaque to be presented at the Focus on Eye Health National Summit in Washington, DC on July 15, 2020. It further comes with an invitation to present on this work as a speaker at the Summit.
An optometry student or resident, ophthalmology resident, or other health care professional student or resident in the United States who has the best essay based on a question related to the 2020 Focus on Eye Health National Summit theme: An Eye to the Future. If awarded, the awardee must be available to present at the 2020 Focus on Eye Health National Summit in Washington, DC on July 15, 2020 to receive the award. Travel expenses will be covered from anywhere in the United States.
· 500-word essay answering a question based on the 2020 Focus on Eye Health National Summit theme: An Eye to the Future.
QUESTION: What, in your opinion, would be the most impactful change that can be made to improve the future outlook of vision and eye health in the U.S.? Describe your reasoning.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 28, 2020 at noon ET. For more information, visit https://www.preventblindness.org/rising-visionary-award.
Submission Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2020 – noon ET
Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health:
The Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health is presented annually to an individual, team, or organization that has made significant contributions to the advancement of public health related to vision and eye health at the community, state, national and/or international level. Among the highest honors Prevent Blindness bestows, this prestigious award consists of formal acknowledgement and a commemorative plaque to be presented at the Focus on Eye Health National Summit in Washington, DC on July 15, 2020. It further comes with an invitation to present on this work as the closing plenary speaker of the Summit. The award serves as a living memorial to Jenny Pomeroy, who served as the CEO of Prevent Blindness Georgia from 1996 until 2013 and brought a passionate understanding of public health to her work and our mission.
An individual, team, or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the field of public health and vision and eye health at a community, state, national, and/or international level. If awarded, the recipient or representative (if a team or organization) must be available to present at the 2020 Focus on Eye Health National Summit in Washington, DC on July 15, 2020 to receive the award. Travel expenses will be covered from anywhere in the United States (if international, note Prevent Blindness will reimburse airfare up to $600). Information on previous recipients of the Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health can be found here.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 28, 2020 at noon ET. For more information, visit www.preventblindness.org/jenny-pomeroy-award-excellence-vision-and-public-health.
