We are excited to announce that The CRUDEM Foundation has been awarded the Edward R. Loveland Memorial Award for a Distinguished Contribution to the Health Field!

The Edward R. Loveland Memorial Award is given by the Board of Regents of The American College of Physicians/Internal Medicine to a lay organization for a distinguished contribution in the health field. Previous recipients of the award include: NIH, the Red Cross, the American Heart Association, Susan Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Project Hope, and The Mercy Health Clinic.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of internists — physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. Its membership of 132,000 includes internists, internal medicine subspecialists, and medical students, residents, and fellows.

The award will be presented to CRUDEM’s President at the College’s Convocation ceremony at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, April 19, 2012.