Two awards for Professor Mike Drummond

Posted on 22 October 2012

Professor Mike Drummond recently received awards from Erasmus University and the Society of Medical Decision Making

On 4 October 2012, Professor Mike Drummond received the first ever honorary doctorate awarded by the institute of Health Policy & Management (iBMG) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam. The honorary doctorate was awarded during the second anniversary symposium of iBMG with the theme "appropriate care". The title Doctor Honoris Causa was awarded to Professor Drummond for his significant achievements with regard to economic evaluation of health care treatments and health programmes. He received the honorary doctorate from Rector Magnificus Prof. Henk Schmidt.

On 19 October 2012, Professor Mike Drummond was presented with the John Eisenberg Award, in recognition of exemplary leadership in the practical application of medical decision-making research, by the Society for Medical Decision Making at its annual conference in Phoenix AZ, USA. In his acceptance speech, Professor Drummond highlighted the contribution made by health economics researchers from York and other UK universities to the work of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom.

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