This award is given in recognition of dedication and contribution to child and adolescent health within the State of Vermont
Vermont Business Magazine During its virtual annual collaborative meeting earlier this month, the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter (AAPVT) recognized two individuals who have shown exemplary leadership, collaboration and innovation.
Wendy S. Davis, M.D., FAAP and Breena W. Holmes, M.D., FAAP, have been selected as the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter Green Mountain Pediatrician award winners for 2020. The Green Mountain Pediatrician Award is given in recognition of dedication and contribution to child and adolescent health within the State of Vermont.
AAPVT Chapter President Rebecca Bell, M.D. presented this award on behalf of the AAPVT Chapter. In her presentation Dr. Bell referenced the overwhelming request from Vermont pediatricians that this year’s Green Mountain Pediatrician be awarded to Dr. Davis and Dr. Holmes. Citing the extraordinary times and physicians rising to the occasion, “Dr. Davis and Dr. Holmes have gone above and beyond implementing calls for the pediatric community”, every day at the beginning of the pandemic and now three times a week. Many have commented on the comforting feelings of camaraderie that accompany these calls and how important that has been for holding them together and lifting those that care for children up with a strong sense of community.
This structure has been one that other states are wanting to emulate, modeling the collaborative effort, protocols and documents that have been created and modified during these calls.
Wendy Davis, MD, FAAP is a Pediatrician and the Associate Director of the National Improvement Partnership Network through the Vermont Child Health Improvement program and Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UVM. Dr. Davis is former health commissioner of Vermont, past president of the VMS and also serves as District I Chairperson on the national Board of Directors of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In this role she chairs the Board Committee on Equity, addressing issues of equity, diversity and inclusion throughout the AAP.
Breena Holmes, MD, FAAP is a pediatrician and Senior Faculty with the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program. She also serves as Physician Advisor with the MCH Division, Vermont Department of Health. From 2010 to 2020, Dr. Holmes was the director of the Maternal and Child Health division and also the past chair of the Council on School Health for the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont.
The AAPVT Chapter Green Mountain Pediatrician Award for 2020 was presented during an awards ceremony on Saturday, November 7, 2020, as a part of their 2020 Collaborative Meeting.
About the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter: The American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter is the leading voice of pediatricians in the state and is dedicated to improving the physical, mental, and social health and well-being of the state’s infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. AAPVT works to achieve these goals by using the collective voice of Vermont’s pediatricians to improve the lives of Vermont’s youth through public education, research, child advocacy and policy development. For more information, visit AAPVT.org.
Source: Montpelier, Vt. (November 30, 2020) – AAPVT