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Nominees Sought for Letterman Award

By civilwarmed, March 1, 2011

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

                Contact:  April Dietrich
Institutional Advancement and Communications
communications@civilwarmed.org

301-695-1864, ext. 17

March 1, 2011
For Immediate Release:

Nominees to be accepted for the Fourth Annual Major Jonathan Letterman Award for Medical Excellence

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine, located in Frederick, MD, is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Major Jonathan Letterman Medical Excellence Award.  This award recognizes an individual and/or organization that has contributed to the advancement of medical processes and improved patient outcomes and quality of life.

The Letterman Award was established to celebrate Maj Letterman’s visionary work as Medical Director of the Union Army from 1862-1864.  Potential nominees for the 2011 award may be individuals, military units or entities, companies or project groups.   Potential nominees will be leaders in innovative efforts in combat casualty care, prosthetic technology, improving outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injuries incurred on the battlefield, or drawing on today’s cutting edge medical technology to develop new ways to assist Armed Forces members who have suffered severe disfiguring wounds. 

History of the Award:

  • The City of Frederick, MD, was awarded the First Letterman Award in October 2008. 
  • The 2009 award recipient was the U.S. Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4).  
  • In 2010, a new tradition of two awards began, one to an individual and one to an entity.  COL (ret) Robert H. Vandre was the recipient of the award to an individual.  Joint Trauma Analysis and Prevention or Injury in Combat (JTAPIC) received the award to an entity.

A gala dinner to benefit the Museum and celebrate the work of the Awardees will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Musket Ridge Golf Club in Myersville, MD.  LT Gen Eric B. Schoomaker, M.D., Ph.D., The Surgeon General of the U.S. Army/Commander, U.S. Army Medical Command will be the keynote speaker.

For more information or to receive a nomination packet, please contact April Dietrich, Institutional Advancement and Communications at communications@civilwarmed.org., Nomination information can also be downloaded from the NMCWM website: http://www.civilwarmed.org/support/letterman-dinner?section=home .

 Joanna Jennings
Administrative Assistant National Museum of Civil War Medicine
48 East Patrick Street
P.O. Box 470
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 695-1864, ext. 10