Meet the 2024 Winner: Andrea Gershon MS, MSc, ATSF
Dr. Andrea Gershon is a Respirologist and Senior Scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and University of Toronto. She completed an undergraduate degree at McGill University and medical and postdoctoral training at University of Toronto.
Dr. Gershon’s award winning research and knowledge translation program uses ‘Big Data’ to learn from the real-world experiences of people living with lung disease with a focus on vulnerable groups. Her clinical studies evaluate the use of remote monitoring and wearables in people with respiratory disease. She is currently leading a national, multicentre study on the respiratory effects of long COVID.
Dr. Gershon has published over 230 peer-reviewed articles. She has been an invited speaker at international meetings, universities, and medical centres worldwide. Her work is used by government and non-profit organizations to inform local and international guidelines and policy.
Dr. Gershon has been an active member and enthusiastic supporter of the BSHSR Assembly for more than 15 years. She is currently the Chair of the ATS ICC BSHSR Planning. In the past she has led and contributed to American Thoracic Society Guidelines, Research Statements, scientific symposium and numerous conferences.
Description
The award will be given to an individual who has made outstanding scientific and scholarly contributions or has provided outstanding service relevant to the behavioral or social sciences, clinical epidemiology, statistics, health services research, health economics, comparative clinical efficacy and effectiveness research, patient-centered outcomes research, performance measurement, quality improvement, or implementation science. This award is to recognize individuals who have applied these methodologies to lung diseases, critical illness, or sleep disorders, and who have made outstanding contributions to the Assembly on Behavioral Sciences and Health Services Research (BSHSR) and the ATS as a whole. Awardees will be presented with a framed certificate at the ATS International Conference.
Criteria
- Professor at an academic institution or >20 years from completing all post-doctoral or clinical training, excluding time off for personal circumstances
- Current BSHSR member (primary or secondary membership)
- Has not previously received a Lifetime Achievement award from any ATS assembly
- The submission package must include the candidate’s updated curriculum vitae and a nomination letter from an assembly member addressing the candidate’s achievements within the scored award domains.
Scoring
Applicants are scored on 6 criteria using a 1-5 rating system across the following categories: summed scores provide an overall score:
- Scientific and scholarly contributions/products
- Teaching/mentoring/educational contributions
- Participation in BSHSR Assembly activities (administrative, committees, workshops, etc.)
- Participation in other ATS activities (administrative, committees, workshops, etc.)
- Other considerations from recommendations including relevant extenuating circumstances
- Overall impact/impression of the dossier submitted for award application