A Presidential Farewell As I celebrate the culmination of my presidency at ENDO in San Francisco, I look back at the past 12 months with great pride, appreciating the Society’s numerous achievements in such a short time. It is remarkable what a group of motivated volunteer members and dedicated staff can accomplish when working together....
ENDO 2013: The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting & Expo is fast approaching. A highlight of my presidential term has been working closely with the Annual Meeting Steering Committee (AMSC) and Society staff to plan this exciting meeting. Under the outstanding leadership of its chairs, Diane Robins, Daniel Marks, and Michael Tuttle, the AMSC has...
Reducing GLOBAL HEALTH DISPARITIES Last year, under the leadership of then-President Dr. Janet E. Hall, The Endocrine Society launched an exciting new initiative to address health disparities in endocrine diseases and related conditions such as diabetes, obesity, hormone-responsive cancers, and reproductive disorders. The Reducing Health Disparities and Improving Care Through Endocrine Science initiative was established...
Are You Enjoying the WEALTH OF BENEFITS Available to You? The Endocrine Society has some exciting enhancements to its publications program and important reminders of significant member benefits. The Society’s journals are some of our most important assets; they reflect growth and expansion and also reach a broad audience. The Society’s publishing enterprise is constantly...
Collaborations Support Goals to Improve WORLDWIDE HEALTH The Society’s latest and third Strategic Plan, SP3, calls for a global collaborative approach toward the goal of improved human health worldwide. We recognize that we cannot accomplish this ambitious goal alone and that collaborative eff orts and partnerships have become increasingly important. In recent years, the Society...
In 2012, more than two million people visited the Society’s patient education website, www.hormone.org, to learn more about hormone health, disease, and treatment—an increase of 20 percent in the number of visitors compared with the previous year. Most website visitors are patients; the rest are Society members, other healthcare providers, family members of patients, and...
Recognizing Excellence in Research, Clinical Practice, Leadership, and Service
Dear Colleagues: The Endocrine Society’s Awards Program is really quite remarkable. Each year at ENDO, the Society presents awards totaling nearly $600,000. These awards recognize U.S. and internationally based clinical researchers, clinical practitioners, and basic scientists. The “Awards Call for Nominations” will launch in early January 2013, and I encourage you to nominate your peers,...
Dear Colleagues: The Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, ENDO, fosters the dissemination of basic, translational, and clinical science and practice across the entire field of endocrinology. The opportunity to hear and present the latest science and practice advances, and to network with other endocrinologists, has made ENDO a fixture on our members’ calendars. The Society’s Annual...
