Elizabeth M. Bloemen, MPH
The Edward Henderson Student Award is presented to a student pursuing a career in geriatrics with demonstrated excellence contributing to the field. Elizabeth Bloemen, MPH, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, will be honored this year for her extensive work in clinical practice and research on the physical, sexual, and emotional mistreatment of older adults (also known as elder abuse). Prior to medical school, Ms. Bloemen worked as a research manager at Weill Cornell Medical College and with the New York City Elder Abuse Center (NYCEAC), where she designed and executed studies, collected data, and disseminated public education using social media. Part of this work included establishing a working relationship with Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), leading qualitative research exploring mistreatment among LGBT older adults—research that was later presented at #AGS16 and recognized with a Presidential Poster Award. A Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) scholar, Ms. Bloemen has blended her extensive research contributions with professional experience to offering expertise as a presenter and consultant for nurse examiners and police departments engaged in elder abuse identification and prevention. When asked of her inspiration for these accomplishments, Ms. Bloemen notes: “The patients that I see bring so much joy and meaning to my life that I can think of no better life’s work than to become a geriatrician."
Past Recipients of the Edward Henderson Student Award
2018 Sonia Marcello
2017 Thom Ringer, JD
2016 Marielle Bolano, BS
2015 Meng Ni, PhD
2014 Ravi B Parikh
2013 Jason Liebowitz
2012 Vivien Sun
2011 Mark Fitzgerald, BS
2010 Carolyn P. Horney, MS-IV
2009 Elizabeth Kwo, BA
2008 Shayna Rich
2007 Andrew D. McWilliams, MPH, MS-III
2006 Juliesa Pavon, MS-3
2005 Christopher Allen Jones, MS
2004 Thomasina Lynn Bailey
2003 Kathleen Tschantz Unroe
2002 Katherine S. Garman
2001 Joy E. Cuezze
2000 Amit A. Shah
1999 Lillian Chiang
1999 Sonja L. Talvi
1998 Alayne Kulvicki
1998 James L. Rudolf
1997 Tim R. Willingham, BS
1996 Pamela Kirschner
1995 Janelle Marie Nantkes
1995 Laura Bodin