The International Education Award was developed to recognize international Academy members who pursue lifelong education in ophthalmology.
2020 International Education Award Recipients
Affiong A. Ibanga MBBCh (Nigeria)
Alemayehu Woldeyes Tefera, MD (Ethiopia)
Andres F. Lasave, MD (Argentina)
Durgesh Kumar, MBBS, MS (India)
Gustavo Grottone, MD, PhD (Brazil)
Gustavo Matias Huning, MD (Brazil)
Hernan Alfonso Martinez-Osorio, MD (Spain)
Hiu Ping Lai, MBChB (Hong Kong)
Hyun Jin Shin, MD (Korea, Republic of)
Ivana Romac, MD (United Arab Emirates)
James R. Cameron, PhD, FRCOphth (Scotland)
Javier A. Buendia, MD (Colombia)
Jorge A. Orellana-Rios, MD (Chile)
Juan Gros-Otero, MD PhD FEBOS-CR (Spain)
Ketevan Pachkoria, MD (Gibraltar)
Maddalena De Bernardo, MD (Italy)
Madhu Uddaraju, MS (India)
Marcelo Martins De Souza, MD (Brazil)
Mario E. Alpizar Roldan, MD (Costa Rica)
Michele Lanza, MD (Italy)
Montserrat Garcia-Gonzalez, MD, PhD (Spain)
Muhammad Luqman Ali Bahoo, MD (Pakistan)
Murat Hasanreisoglu, MD (Turkey)
Murtuza Nuruddin, MBBS (Bangladesh)
Nicola Rosa, MD (Italy)
Panagiotis P. Dimitrakas, MD (Greece)
Peng Yan, MD (Canada)
Pilar Quiroga Fernandez, MD (Spain)
Pornpattana Vichitvejpaisal, MD (Thailand)
Pukhraj P. Rishi, MD (India)
Rameez Najamul Hussain, MD (Mauritius)
Ramya Ravindran, MS (India)
Sandeep Pratapsingh Thakur, MBBS (United Arab Emirates)
William L. Rogers MD (Canada)
Eligibility
To earn this award, you must meet the following criteria:
- Maintain an international membership in the Academy;
- Have completed all your medical training;
- Earn 45 continuing medical education (CME) credits each year for two consecutive years from the time of the application. At least 45 credits from the total of 90 accrued for the duration of the application must be Academy-sponsored CME.
After applying, you are responsible to record your CME credits on your online CME transcript.
Application and Recognition
Award recipients will receive the following:
- A commemorative award certificate
- Acknowledgement on the Academy's website
- Acknowledgement on award panels at the annual meeting
- Acknowledgment in the Academy’s Annual Awards booklet