Janice Lea, MD receives President’s Volunteer Service Award for COVID-19 efforts

Janice Lea, MD, professor in the Division of Renal Medicine, is the recipient of a President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) Silver Medal from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP). AAKP recently unveiled their inaugural PVSA program by recognizing exceptional volunteers for their ongoing advocacy and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. AAKP is the nation’s largest independent kidney patient organization and a global champion for patient care choice and treatment innovation.

The PVSA program was founded by President George W. Bush in the aftermath of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, as one of several initiatives, including the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, designed to encourage and exemplify the strength of outstanding American volunteerism and community engagement. The program is led by AmeriCorps (formerly the Corporation for National and Community Service), an organization whose vision originated in the administration of President William J. Clinton, and is managed in partnership with Points of Light, an organization whose vision is rooted in the administration of President George H.W. Bush.

Please join us in congratulating Lea on this honorable recognition!

Click here to learn more about AAKP and the PVSA program.