Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Audrey Lincourt Schiebler, RN, FAAP, and Gerold Schiebler, MD, FAAP, Advocacy Award and the Phillip O. Lichtblau, MD, Award!

Audrey Lincourt Schiebler, RN, FAAP, and Gerold Schiebler, MD, FAAP, Advocacy Award
This award is given annually to a physician who has worked beyond the profession, educated local and state legislators, and diligently advocated to improve the health and welfare of Florida’s children. Recent past recipients of this award include: 2022 – Mobeen H. Rathore, MD, CPE, FAAP, FPIDS, FSHEA, FIDSA, FACPE; 2021 – Judith Schaechter, MD, MBA, FAAP; 2020  Tommy Schechtman, MD, MPH, FAAP; 2019 – Thomas T. Chiu, MD, MBA; 2018 – Jeffrey P. Brosco, MD, PhD, FAAP; 2017 – Lisa Cosgrove, MD, FAAP; 2016 – John Curran, MD, FAAP; and 2015 – Louis St. Petery, Jr., MD, FAAP.

Phillip O. Lichtblau, MD, Award
This award is given annually to a pediatric surgeon or pediatric surgical specialist who has contributed significantly either regionally or statewide to the Children’s Medical Services Program. The 2021 recipient was Mark Steven Bleiweis, MD.

The awards will be presented during The Future of Pediatric Practice 2023 on September 1–3, 2023, in Orlando, Florida.

Submit your nominations by 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 15, 2023, by following this link.