AWARDS
John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award - 2025
Deadline to submit a candidate for the 2025 Award: Friday, October 25, 2024
Established in 1993, the John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award is presented annually by the Houston Academy of Medicine (HAM) and HCMS, to recognize a physician whose career has been founded on the Oslerian ideals of medical excellence, humane and ethical care, commitment to medical humanities and writing, research, and harmony between the academician and medical practitioner. These characteristics were exemplified by the life of Sir William Osler, who is revered world-wide as the "Father of Modern American Medicine."
Submit your nomination materials to debbi_eschenbach@hcms.org. Or mail to:
McGovern Awards Committee
Attn: Debbi Eschenbach
1515 Hermann Dr
Houston, TX 77004-7126.
Past Award Recipients
1993 - Dr. John P. McGovern, for whom the award is named, founded the American Osler Society, dedicated to furthering Oslerian values. Like Dr. Osler, Dr. McGovern has dedicated his life to the harmonious union of science, the humanities, and the art of medicine, reinforcing the bridge of mutual respect between practitioner and academician.
1994 - Raymond Scalettar, MD, Washington, DC - Internal Medicine
1995 - Ernest W. Johnson, MD, Columbus, OH - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1996 - Don W. Chapman, MD, Houston, TX - Internal Medicine/Cardiology
1997 - Theodore E. Woodward, MD, Baltimore, MD - Internal Medicine/Epidemiology
1998 - Charles D. Sherman, Jr., MD, Rochester, NY - Surgery/Oncology
1999 - Michael E. DeBakey, MD, Houston, TX - Cardiovascular Surgery
2000 - Victor A. McKusick, MD, Baltimore, MD - Medical Genetics
2001 - W. Walter Menninger, MD, Topeka, KS - Psychiatry and Neurology
2002 - Robert L. DuPont, MD, Chevy Chase, MD - Psychiatry
2003 - Denton A. Cooley, MD, Houston, TX - Cardio/Thoracic Surgery
2004 - Jack P. Strong, MD, Louisiana - Pathology
2005 - John P. Bilezikian, MD, New York - Endocrinology
2006 - Kathleen M. Foley, MD, New York - Neurology
2007 - Ralph D. Feigin, MD, Texas - Pediatrics
2008 - Stanley H. Appel, MD, Texas - Neurology
2009 - Richard J. O'Reilly, MD, New York - Pediatrics
2010 - Raymond H. Kaufman, MD, Texas - Obstetrics/Gynecology Pathology
2011 - Dev A. GnanaDev, MD, California - Trauma Surgery
2012 - Richard P. Wenzel, MD, Virginia - Infectious Disease
2013 - Walter J. Pories, MD, North Carolina - Thoracic Surgery
2014 - Samuel L. Katz, MD, North Carolina - Pediatrics
2015 - Allen B. Weisse, MD, New Jersey - Cardiology
2016 - William Schaffner, MD, Tennessee - Infectious Disease
2017 - Herbert L. Fred, MD, Houston, TX - Internal Medicine
2018 - David K. C. Cooper, MD, Birmingham, AL - Surgery
2019 - Frederick L. Grover, MD, Denver, CO - Cardiothoracic Surgeon
2020 - Richard A. Williams, MD, Encino, CA - Cardiology
2021 - Stephen B. Greenberg, MD, Houston, TX - Infectious Diseases
2022 - Augustus A. White III, MD, Boston, MA - Orthopedic Surgery
2023 - Kenneth L. Mattox, MD, Houston, TX - Thoracic/Trauma Surgery
2024 - Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, Farmington, CT, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Science Engineering Fair of Houston
Help guide young minds in the fields of medicine and science by becoming a volunteer judge for the special awards division at the Science Engineering Fair of Houston. There are opportunities for physicians, residents, nurses and medical students. This is an annual event, held in either February or March on a Friday afternoon. Volunteers will judge the following categories:
- Junior Division
- Senior Division
To participate as a volunteer judge, contact the HCMS office at 713-524-4267. For more information on the Science Engineering Fair, visit www.sefhouston.org.