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Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, FFSMB, served as a clinical pharmacy specialist in pain management at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, New York where he also directed and founded the PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency. Dr. Fudin was a founding member and inaugural Trustee for the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP). Dr. Fudin was a staunch advocate for patients with chronic pain and an educator to providers for over four decades. He was best known and loved for his dedication to his mentees and thus fitting that the SPPCP Foundation’s Mentorship Award is named in his honor. 

The SPPCP Foundation Fudin Award for Pain and Palliative Care Mentorship was established in 2022 to recognize mid- to late- career clinicians who have exemplified themselves as educators and mentors to students, trainees, or early-career clinicians. The award is sponsored by and co-awarded with MedCentral (previously Practical Pain Management), the journal of which Dr. Fudin was a Co-Editor. Awardees will receive a plaque, a monetary award, and be featured in an issue of Practical Pain Management.

• Healthcare clinician specializing in pain management or palliative care with 10 years of practice experience
• Nomination by a healthcare clinician specializing in pain management or palliative care
• Current or previous role as educator, preceptor, training program director, training program coordinator (certificate, residency, or fellowship)
• Not currently a Trustee for SPPCP or SPPCP Foundation or an employee for Practical Pain Management or Remedy Health Media

• Announcements of award availability September through December
• Nominations accepted January 1 to Feb 28
• Full application materials due April 1
• Announcement of awardee selection May 15
• Disbursement of award stipend June 1
• Presentation of award September at PAINWeek (note travel to Painweek is not included in award)
• Practical Pain Management feature in fall issue of publication

• Curriculum vitae
• Three letters of recommendation, with two letters from previous mentees and one letter from person submitting the nomination
• One-page personal statement on mentorship philosophy and specific examples of achievement/excellence by previous mentees

Practical Pain Management (PPM) was founded in the year 2000 to provide in-depth clinical information on a variety of pain conditions and treatment approaches. Written and reviewed by pain experts and leaders in the field, the digital publication, now merged into MedCentral (www.medcentral.com/pain) helps clinicians navigate the evolving landscape of pain management, from the latest research in assessment to novel approaches in care to bring about the best long-term outcomes for individual patients. We are grateful for HealthCentral Corporation’s sponsorship of Dr. Fudin's named award.

2024: Sandra DiScala

2023: Mary Lynn McPherson

2022: Jeffrey Fudin

Nominations will only be accepted January 1st to Feb 28th and must be submitted by a healthcare clinician specializing in pain management, hospice, or palliative care.  Persons nominated will be contacted to arrange submission of application materials in early March.