Member Sections Great Idea Awards

These awards are supported by the Alliance.

To recognize outstanding contributions to the field of CME within each Alliance Member Section.


Hospitals and Health Systems
Hamot Medical Center
James C. Reichert, MD, PhD
Linda J. Carpenter

Medical Education and Communications Companies
Bimark Center for Medical Education and the
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University
Jerry Silverman, BSPharm

Medical Schools
New York Medical College
Kathy Johnston, BA

Medical Specialty Societies
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Damon K. Marquis, MA, MS

Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Professional Education Support Department




(L to R): seated, Jerry Silverman, representing Bimark Center for Medical Education, Linda Carpenter, representing Hamot Medical Center; standing, Nikhil Patel, representing Bimark Center for Medical Education, Damon Marquis, representing The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Betsy Woodall, representing Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Professional Education Support Department (not pictured, Kathy Johnston-Kavanagh, New York Medical College)