The Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women provides scholarships of up to $10,000 to support research advancing the study of women in the medical profession and strengthening the AMA’s ability to identify and address the issues affecting women physicians and medical students.
The American Medical Association Women Physicians Section (WPS) established the Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women with the AMA Foundation to promote the progress of women in the medical profession and to strengthen the ability to identify and address the needs of women physicians and medical students. The first award was granted in 2006 and to date, 31 research awards have been granted.
About Joan F. Giambalvo, MD
Joan Fara Giambalvo received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and, in 1956, her medical degree from Temple University Medical School. Dr. Giambalvo was an intern at Temple University Hospital and certified in her residency by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Giambalvo passed away on May 14, 1971, at age 39, of liposarcoma.
