NAMS/Irwin J. Kerber Membership Scholarship Endowment
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is pleased to announce the Society’s first member-initiated endowment.
 Dr. Irwin J. Kerber | An anonymous donor, who is a NAMS member, has provided funds to establish this endowment to honor Irwin J. Kerber, MD, NCMP, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in Dallas, TX.
Dr. Kerber has been a member of NAMS since 1993 and has attended 19 of the Society’s Annual Meetings. Dr. Kerber has also been a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioners since the inception of the certification program in 2000. Dr. Kerber has dedicated his career to women’s health and has served as a role model for medical students and residents. |
|  The NAMS/Irwin J. Kerber Membership Scholarship Endowment will provide a NAMS membership to one medical resident each year. This will allow a physician in-training to receive the journal Menopause and enjoy all the other benefits of NAMS membership and also develop a strong foundation in women’s health.
The first recipient of the award is Myda Thi Luu, MD, of Dallas, TX. Dr. Luu’s NAMS membership will begin in January 2013. If you are interested in finding out more about how you might establish a NAMS endowment, please contact Ms. Carolyn Develen, in the NAMS Central Office (carolyn@menopause.org). I am honored and humbled to be the first recipient of the NAMS/Irwin J. Kerber Membership Scholarship Endowment.
Dr. Kerber has been an inspiration and role model in my own career and it is through his advice and guidance that I've developed a dedication to women's health. Now similarly, through this endowment, may others be inspired by Dr. Kerber's career. —Myda Thi Luu, MD
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NAMS/Pfizer Wulf H. Utian Endowed Lectureship |
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Dr. Wulf H. Utian
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The endowment, established in 2005 by a generous grant from Pfizer, was designed to recognize the contributions of Wulf H. Utian, MD, PhD, DSc (Med), as NAMS Honorary Founding President and Executive Director Emeritus, for his remarkable career in menopause-related clinical practice, academia, and research.
The distinguished lecturers at the Annual Meeting are selected solely by the NAMS Scientific Program Committee and have included the following: |
V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD (2012)
“The Paradox of Estradiol-Induced Breast Cancer Cell Growth & Apoptosis”
William E. Reichman, MD (2011)
“History & Experience: The Direction of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Lawrence M. Nelson, MD (2010)
“Primary Ovarian Insufficiency Is Not An Early Menopause”
Julia R. Heiman, PhD (2009)
“The Science of Sexuality Through Menopause & Beyond”
Donald P. McDonnell, PhD (2008)
“Definition of Functionally Important Mechanistic Differences Among Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulators”
Henry G. Burger, MD (2007)
“Cycle & Hormone Changes During Perimenopause: The Key Role of Ovarian Function”
Thomas B. Clarkson, DVM (2006)
“Estrogen Effects on Arteries Vary with Stage of Reproductive Life and Extent of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression”
If you are interested in finding out more about how you might establish a NAMS endowment, please contact Ms. Carolyn Develen, in the NAMS Central Office (carolyn@menopause.org).