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The Infectious Diseases Society of America on Friday announced the creation of an award honoring National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD.

The Anthony Fauci Award will be given for the first time in 2023 as one of the IDSA Society Awards, the IDSA said. A call for submissions will be posted on the IDSA website.

The award “will be given to an IDSA member who exemplifies the values and attributes that Dr. Fauci has exhibited throughout his career — courage in leadership in speaking scientific truth, perseverance in the face of opposition and serving as a change agent for health care and patients around the world,” the IDSA told Healio.

Outgoing IDSA President Daniel P. McQuillen, MD, FIDSA, announced the creation of the award during a tribute to Fauci at IDWeek that was followed by a question-and-answer session between the two physicians, during which Fauci said the advancements he would most like to see in ID include control over HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.

https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20221021/idsa-announces-courage-award-honoring-fauci

IDSA’s funding comes from a variety of sources, including membership dues, journal royalties, IDWeek fees, and grants from government agencies, private foundations, and industry.

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