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International Scholar Award
The International Scholar Award is an award that the Academy developed to honor international members and their lifelong commitment to learning. This award is a two-year program.

Eligibility

To earn this award, you must meet the following criteria

Maintain an international membership in the Academy;

Have previously received the International Ophthalmologist Education Award;

Earn 45 continuing medical education (CME) credits each year for two consecutive years from the time of application. At least 45 credits from the total of 90 accrued for the duration of the application must be Academy-sponsored CME;

Successfully complete a timed, online self-assessment test with a passing score of 80% or higher.

After applying, you are responsible to record your CME credits on your online CME transcript.

Application and Recognition

Award recipienets receive the following:

A commemorative award certificate

Acknowledgement on the Academy's website

Acknowledgement on awards panel at the annual meeting

Acknowledgement in the Academy's Annual Awards booklet

An annual meeting ribbon

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2019 International Scholar Recipients

Airton Leite Kronbauer, MD, PhD (Brazil)
Andrzej Dmitriew, MD (Poland)
Anny M.S. Cheng, MD (Taiwan)
Behzod Tashbayev, MD (Norway)
Christos Christakopoulos, MD (Denmark)
Jose Andonegui, MD (Spain)
Konstantinos Giannopoulos, MD (Greece)
Martin Baumeister, MD (Germany)
Masako Sugai, MD, PhD (Japan)
Willem Maat, MD, PhD (Netherlands)

2018 International Scholar Recipients

Andrew J. Tatham, MBChB (United Kingdom)
Andrzej Grzybowski, MD, PhD (Poland)
F. Javier Farina, MD (Italy)
Francesco Pichi, MD (Italy)
Ji Hun Song, MD, PhD (Korea, Republic of)
Joshua C. Teichman, MD, MPH, FRCSC (Canada)
Julian Castro-Velilla, MD (Spain)
Marcos J. Rubio Caso, MD (Spain)
Mohammad Moin, MD (Pakistan)
Mustafa Y. Mehyar, MD (Jordan)
Niro Kasahara, MD (Brazil)
Nobuhisa Nao-i, MD, PhD (Japan)
Rosa Dolz Marco, MD, PhD (Spain)
Shelly-Anne Lalchan, MD (Trinidad and Tobago)
Zia U.L. Mazhry, MBBS (Pakistan)

International Scholar Award

Eligibility

Application and Recognition

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2019 International Scholar Recipients

2018 International Scholar Recipients

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