SFMS Member Selected as 2012 Recipient of AAP Martin Gershman Child Advocacy Award February 3, 2012 Local Events, SFMS Member AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, FAAP Child Advocacy Award, Martin Gershman, Shannon Udovic-Constant 1 Shannon Udovic-Constant, MD, SFMS President-Elect and pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, was selected as the recipient of the 2012 Martin Gershman, MD, FAAP Child Advocacy Award. This prestigious award is given annually by District IX (California) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to honor a California pediatrician whose long established commitment to advocacy for children has been demonstrated through community, state, or private-sector activities. Dr. Udovic-Constant is the co-chair of the Advocacy Committee of AAP California Chapter 1, and has extended herself beyond her job in areas that have directly benefited California children. She is a co-author of the SFMS “Minor Consent for Prevention of STIs” resolution that was approved by CMA, AAFP, and AMA, and adopted as AB 499 signed by Governor Brown in October 2011. The new law allows children ages 12 and older to obtain preventive treatment for sexually transmitted infections without parental consent. Please join SFMS in congratulating Dr. Udovic-Constant for her achievements. We are proud to have her as a member of SFMS, who in her own way and her own style, has created her own model of brilliant and successful advocacy. Dr. Udovic-Constant will be presented with the award at the annual AAP Joint District Meeting in June. Comments are closed.
