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Each year, PRH honors extraordinary abortion providers and physician advocates who have made an impact in their communities and on healthcare regionally or nationally through the compassionate care they provide and their leadership in advocating for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice.
Honorees are recognized for their commitment to the needs of their communities, especially those who are most impacted by barriers to care, and for advancing equity, inclusion, and justice in health care. These Awards are bestowed in memory of our late Board Members, Dr. William K. Rashbaum and Dr. George Tiller. All awards will be presented at our Annual Voice of Courage Benefit in May 2025.
Learn more about the Rashbaum Leadership Award and Tiller Advocacy Award below.
Nominations for the 2025 award are now closed.
The Rashbaum Leadership Award honors a physician, abortion provider, and proven leader who has made significant contributions to the medical field in supporting the advancement of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice nationally or regionally. Awardees are recognized for their leadership in implementing policies that have a positive impact on their community’s ability to access comprehensive reproductive health care.
Dr. Rashbaum began his medical career before abortion was legal. Once abortion was legalized in New York State in 1970, he began what would become the hallmark of his long career: training hundreds of medical students, residents, and practicing physicians around the country—likely more than any other physician.
As a cofounder of PRH, Dr. Rashbaum personified the compassionate provider by understanding and respecting patient dignity, and became an advocate so he could better care for his patients.
Eligibility Criteria:
Nomination and Selection Criteria:
Please complete the following steps to submit a nomination:
*If you do not have access to the nominee’s CV, please let us know at the email above and staff will request it from the nominee.
After your nomination form is submitted, PRH staff will contact the nominee to confirm their acceptance of the nomination. The Rashbaum and Tiller Awards Selection Committee will select an Award recipient and all nominees and nominators will be notified in early February 2025.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected].
2024: Dr. Amy Bryant, MD, MSCR
2023: DeShawn Taylor, MD, MSc
2021: Deborah Bartz, MD, MPH
2020: Carrie Cwiak, MD, MPH
2019: Rachel Masch, MD, MPH
2018: Roslyn Kade, MD
2017: Philip D. Darney, MD
2016: David Grimes, MD
2015: Phillip Stubblefield, MD
2014: Carol Ball, MD
2013: Eve Espey, MD
2012: Linda Prine, MD
2011: Curtis Boyd, MD
2010: Carolyn Westhoff, MD
2009: LeRoy Carhart, MD
2008: Mildred Hanson, MD
2007: George Tiller, MD
2006: Shalom Press, MD
The Tiller Advocacy Award honors a physician who, although in the early stages of their career as a provider, has taken significant action to protect and expand abortion access in the face of political or legal threats. Awardees are recognized for their positive impact on reproductive health care through visible and robust advocacy across media, policy, and education.
Dr. Tiller was — and still is — an inspiration to the reproductive health community. He was not only a provider whose priority was those who could not get care elsewhere; he was also a tireless advocate. He worked indefatigably to defend abortion access through public policy engagement and reform in his home state of Kansas. He founded Pro-Kan‐Do, a political action committee, to ensure that elected officials protected access to quality reproductive health care. For years, he hired policy staff in the state capital to defend and advance strong reproductive health policies.
His clinic was a constant focus of harassment and violence. And yet, he remained steadfast. With the Tiller Advocacy Award, we seek to honor a physician early in their career who mirrors these extraordinary qualities in their work and advocacy.
Eligibility Criteria:
Nomination and Selection Criteria:
Please complete the following steps to submit a nomination:
*If you do not have access to the nominee’s CV, please let us know at the email above and staff will request it from the nominee.
After your nomination is submitted, PRH staff will contact the nominee to confirm their acceptance of the nomination. The Rashbaum and Tiller Awards Selection Committee will select an Award recipient and all nominees and nominators will be notified in early February 2025.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected].
2024: Dr. April Lockley, DO
2023: Bhavik Kumar, MD, MPH
2021: Ghazaleh Moayedi, DO, MPH
2020: Sheila Ramgopal, MD, MA
2019: Stephanie Ho, MD
2018: Sacheen Nathan, MD, MPH
2017: Yashica Robinson, MD
2016: Colleen McNicholas, DO
2015: Lisa Perriera, MD, MPH
2014: Cheryl Chastine, MD
2013: Willie Parker, MD, MPH, MSc
2012: Margaret Kini, MD
2011: Eleanor Drey, MD
2010: Adam Jacobs, MD
How are Award recipients selected? A committee of active and retired abortion providers and physician advocates from across the country select the respective recipients of the Tiller Advocacy and Rashbaum Leadership Awards.
Committee Members review each nomination and use a scoring rubric based on the selection criteria described above. The score for each nominee is averaged and the nominee with the highest total score receives each respective Award.
Learn more about our 2025 Abortion Provider Awards Selection Committee members.
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