The Donald Reid Medal is awarded

triennially An anniversary is the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year, and may also refer to the commemoration or celebration of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saint ...

by the

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The inst ...

in recognition of distinguished contributions to

epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...

Institution

The medal was instituted in 1979 in memory of Professor Donald Reid who was Director of the Department of

Medical Statistics Medical statistics deals with applications of statistics to medicine and the health sciences, including epidemiology, public health, forensic medicine, and clinical research. Medical statistics has been a recognized branch of statistics in the U ...

and

Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...

at the

from 1961 until his sudden death in 1977. The medal was created by the distinguished medal sculptor

Louis Osman Louis Osman (30 January 1914 – 11 April 1996) was an English artist, architect, goldsmith, silversmith and medallist. He is notable for the gold coronet he designed and made for the investiture in 1969 of Charles, Prince of Wales. His work as ...

. The School Council of the

and the

Royal College of Physicians The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination. Founded by royal charter from King Henry VIII in 1 ...

of London propose names for the medal and the eventual recipient of the medal is then nominated by a Committee composed of the Dean of the

, two members nominated by the School Council, two members nominated by the president of the Royal College of Physicians (not being members of the staff of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and one member nominated by the Faculty of Public Health Medicine.

The missing award

Although the award is officially given every three years, there has been a period in which this regularity was not observed. After

Jeremiah Stamler Jeremiah Stamler (October 27, 1919 – January 26, 2022) was an American scientist specializing in preventive cardiology and the study of the influence of various risk factors on coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases, and the rol ...

received the medal in 1988, it was not then awarded for five years until 1993 (to

Richard Peto Sir Richard Peto (born 14 May 1943) is an English statistician and epidemiologist who is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, England. Education He attended Taunton's School in Southampton and subsequ ...

), and then not for a further four years until 1997 (Brian MacMahon). Thus, in this 9-year period when three awards should have been made, only two were. In 1991, when the award was not made at all, the

was undergoing a period of restructuring following the appointment of Professor Richard Feachem as the Dean (the former Dean, Professor

Gordon Smith Gordon Smith may refer to: In politics *Gordon H. Smith (born 1952), former U.S. Senator from Oregon, and current Area Authority for the LDS Church * Gordon Elsworth Smith (1918–2005), Canadian politician * Gordon Smith (academic) (1927–2009), ...

having retired in 1989). The award made in 1993 was either two years late, or one year early because no 1994 award was made either. However, the 1997 award was made in accordance with the three-year cycle and re-established the regularity of the award.

Recipients

* 1979 - Abraham Manie AdelsteinLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, ''Report on the Work of the School 1977-1978'', page 21, 1978, (London:London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) * 1982 - Michael Shepherd * 1985 - Geoffrey Rose *1988 -

* 1991 - no award * 1993 -

* 1997 -

Brian MacMahon Brian MacMahon (23 August 1923 – 5 December 2007) was a British-born American epidemiologist who chaired the Department of Epidemiology of the Harvard School of Public Health from 1958 until 1988. Best known for his work on the epidemiology o ...

* 2000 - Nicholas DayAlumni Newsletter of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
* 2003 - Peter Smith * 2006 -

Val Beral Dame Valerie Beral AC DBE FRS FRCOG FMedSci (28 July 1946 – 26 August 2022) was an Australian-born British epidemiologist, academic and a preeminent specialist in breast cancer epidemiology. She was Professor of Epidemiology, a Fellow of ...

* 2009 - Paul Fine * 2012 - ? * 2015 - Salim Abdulla (

Ifakara Health Institute The Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a health research organization with offices in Ifakara, Dar es Salaam, Ikwiriri, Bagamoyo, and Mtwara, Tanzania. The institute conducts health-related research in a variety of areas, including malaria and H ...

, Tanzania)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid Medal Medicine awards London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Institution

The missing award

Recipients

See also

References