Two of the Society's four medals will be awarded in 2000. First awarded in 1951, this triennial award is for recognition of outstanding work in the field of malariology. Bailey K. Ashford Medal. Initiated in 1941 as a triennial award for mid-career scientists, the Bailey K. Ashford Medal became an annual award in 1989. Absolute age restrictions were removed in 1994.
Nominations require a single letter of support accompanied by a recent curriculum vita .
Dr. Kean was a renowned teacher, researcher, and practitioner of tropical medicine whose mentoring and support helped many medical students and young physicians begin and sustain careers in tropical medicine and international health. Dr. Kean believed that early hands-on experience in the tropics was the best way to stimulate these interests. During his lifetime, he strove to provide and obtain funding for early exposure to medicine in the tropics. To honor Dr. Kean, the Society established the triennial Kean Medal for teaching clinical tropical medicine in 1994. The Fellowships are intended for medical students and physicians in training interested in tropical medicine and international health and provide financial support for clinical and research electives in tropics.