Susan Ivey, M.D. (left), president of the American Medical Women's
Association (AMWA), presents the 2006 Lila A. Wallis Women's Health Award to
Nada Stotland, M.D., vice president of APA. Each year AMWA recognizes
an individual whose lifetime achievements, mentorship, and enthusiasm for
women's health, education, and research reflect the trailblazing achievements
and influences in women's health exemplified by the award's namesake, a former
president of AMWA.FIG1
The award was made to Stotland in recognition of her long-time advocacy for
and care of women.
Stotland has devoted most of her career to the psychiatric aspects of
women's reproductive health care. She is a private practitioner and a
professor of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology at Rush Medical College
in Chicago. She is also a member of the Board of Physicians for Reproductive
Choice and Health and serves on the board of the National Mental Health
Association. An outspoken advocate on behalf of women, she has written six
books and published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals
and the public media. She also appears on such shows as the "Oprah
Winfrey Show" and "Larry King Live" talking about women's
mental health and related issues.