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RALPH D. FEIGIN, M.D.,
In August, 2008, UpToDate, in
conjunction with Texas Children’s Hospital, established a series of
pediatric subscription awards in honor of Dr. Ralph David Feigin, who
was editor-in-chief of the Pediatrics Section of UpToDate
since its inception in 1999. The award program grants 5
four-year subscriptions to UpToDate to physicians, other
health care providers, or health care facilities that provide care
to underserved or low-income children and who could not otherwise
afford the subscription.
Criteria
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Practice or teach in low-income or
medically underserved areas.
A low-income or medically underserved area is defined as
meeting any one of the following: |
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A rural area more than 50 miles from the nearest city and more than 50 miles from a medical school. For the purpose of this award, the city must have a population of 400,000 or more. |
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A practice in which 50 percent or more of
patients are uninsured, are insured by a governmental
program or are identified as minorities. |
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A community or area designated by a governmental agency or governmental representative as medically underserved or qualifies as a health professional shortage area. |
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A low-income country as designated by the
World Health Organization (WHO). |
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Deliver health
care to children or health education to children and their
families. |
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Currently
without access to UpToDate and unable to afford the
initial one-year subscription of $495 and the $395 yearly
renewal fee. |
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Have access to a computer with CD-ROM or
Internet capability. |
Application Process
Applicants may complete the application electronically or on paper
and return to Ms. Carrel Briley by March 30, 2009.
Electronic submission: please open the
application, complete,
save and
e-mail to: cbriley@bcm.edu.
Hard copy submission: please print the
application, complete and
mail to:
Carrel Briley
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS BCM320
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 832-824-2233
Fax: 713-798-8811
E-mail: cbriley@bcm.edu
Please attach any supporting documents
that clarify the medical needs of the community, the designation of
the community as medically underserved, or the importance of your
practice or facility to the community. Awards will be announced by
June 30, 2009.
Should you prefer not to download the
application, paper applications may be obtained by contacting Ms.
Carrel Briley at 832.824.2233 or e-mail
cbriley@bcm.edu.
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