College Regent wins medical professionalism prize

Molly Cooke, FACP, a Regent of the College, has been named a winner of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation Professionalism Article Prize for an article published last year in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The ABIM Foundation Professionalism Article Prize honors articles that showcase the role of medical professionalism as highlighted in the 2002 “Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter, “ authored by the ABIM Foundation, the ACP Foundation, and the European Federation of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Cooke's article “Cost Consciousness in Patient Care—What Is Medical Education's Responsibility?” was named the winner in the Medical Education and Training category. It and the other two winning articles, in the categories of Commentary/Perspective and Professionalism and Practice, were selected from over 100 others. Articles were considered if they were published in English-language, peer-reviewed journals between Jan., 1 2010 and Dec. 31, 2010. A selection committee of physicians, experts in medical practice and education, and patients judged the articles on clarity of writing, thoroughness, methodology, and contributions to the field and society.

More information about the award is available online.