NLA Honors & Awards
The Fellow of the NLA candidates will be reviewed during the following windows:
- February 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023
- October 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
The following honors will be open for nominations for the 2023 year from January 31, 2023 through March 5, 2023:
- The W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award
- The Honorary Lifetime Member of the NLA Award
- The Foundation of the NLA Clinician/Educator Award
- The Anne C. Goldberg, MD, MNLA Foundation Service Award
The W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award
The highest honor conferred by the NLA, honoring outstanding contributions in the diagnosis and treatment of lipid disorders.
The W. Virgil Brown Distinguished Achievement Award is selected annually by a joint committee of the National Lipid Association and Foundation of the National Lipid Association.
October 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Criteria & DetailsHonorary Lifetime Member of the NLA
The recipient of this award will be a scientist or clinician who would lend prestige to the NLA by being given Honorary Lifetime Membership by virtue of his/her unusual expertise and contributions to the field of clinical lipidology.
January 31, 2023 - March 5, 2023
Criteria & DetailsFellow of the NLA Award
Fellow of the National Lipid Association (NLA) is an honor reserved for, and awarded to NLA members who are esteemed and recognized by their professional colleagues for having the highest ethical standards and who have distinguished themselves at a regional, national, or international level in the field of Clinical Lipidology. They exhibit excellence in leadership and service towards the NLA's mission of reducing death and disability related to disorders of lipid metabolism.
Review windows:
February 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023
October 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Criteria & DetailsMaster of the NLA (MNLA)
Masters of the National Lipid Association (MNLA) is an honor reserved for and awarded to NLA members who are esteemed and recognized by their professional colleagues for having the highest ethical standards and who have distinguished themselves through research, education, health care initiatives, volunteerism, patient care, and service to their community at a regional, national, and international level in the field of Clinical Lipidology. They exhibit excellence in leadership and service towards the NLA’s to enhance the practice of lipid management in clinical medicine.
May, but is not required to, be awarded annually.
Criteria & DetailsFoundation of the NLA Clinician/Educator Award
Recognizes a NLA member who demonstrates continued excellence in clinical care of patients with lipid disorders and/or excellence in education in the field of clinical lipidology.
January 31, 2023 - March 5, 2023
Criteria & DetailsThe Anne C. Goldberg, MD, MNLA Foundation Service Award
Established to honor its namesake and is awarded to an individual who supports the mission of the Foundation of the NLA: Improving the welfare of patients and families affected by cholesterol and triglyceride problems.
January 31, 2023 - March 5, 2023
Criteria & DetailsOther Awards
Junior Faculty Research Award
The purpose of the NLA Junior Faculty Research is to encourage scholarly advancement of Junior Faculty in the pursuit of a career related to hyperlipidemia and other lipid disorders in humans. The NLA will fund eligible institutions to provide $70,000 per year in salary support for those actively involved in clinical and/or basic science that provides promise of developing new information in fields of study that could advance the diagnosis and management of lipid disorders such as biochemistry, physiology, or genetics as well as interventions that improve therapy. The institutions eligible shall be nonprofit and offer an environment that would logically support a young faculty member with appropriate equipment, space and experienced faculty for proposed studies. The proposal will identify a specific candidate with training and strong signs of early success in an appropriate area of research and with a plan for developing appropriate experiments or clinical studies. In accordance with the Physician Payments Sunshine Act reporting requirements, award winners’ acceptance of monetary awards may be reported to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Criteria & Details
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