Centurions
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| Dr. David S. Haynes, Centurion President |
When Dr. Gordon Hoople, along with Collette Ramsey Baker, formed the Centurions in 1963, the primary goal of member physicians was to support both clinical and bench top research in our field. Dues were intended to cover the administrative costs of the DRF, so that all funds raised could support research. Now we want to do more – we want to ensure that Centurion donations are going directly to funding research instead of overhead.
We are very pleased to announce the DRF Centurion Clinical Research Award (CCRA). Partnering with the AAO-HNS's CORE Program, the DRF will offer one-year grants of $50,000 for clinical research in the hearing and balance sciences.
Applications for the DRF Centurion Clinical Research Award will be reviewed by the CORE Program of the AAO-HNS, as well as the by the Deafness Research Foundation. Final funding decisions will be made by the DRF's Council of Scientific Trustees.
The DRF Centurion Clinical Research Award will be funded by Centurion contributions. We invite those otolaryngologists and audiologists who have not yet contributed to DRF to support this grant and become a new Centurion. By making an annual Centurion commitment to the Deafness Research Foundation with a donation of $250 per year or more, you will be directly contributing to important clinical research. To contribute, or for more information, please contact centurions@drf.org
Dr. David S. Haynes earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1987, with honors. Dr. Haynes's clinical interests include all aspects of Otologic and Neurotologic Surgery including acoustic neuroma surgery, cochlear implant surgery, pediatric otology, and skull base surgery. Dr. Haynes is an Associate Professor both in the Department of Otolaryngology and the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He currently serves as Director of The Otology Group of Vanderbilt, the Division of Otology/Neurotology, and Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program. He also serves as Medical Director of Vanderbilt Hearing and Balance Center. He holds leadership positions in multiple organizations including past president of the Nashville Academy of Otolaryngology, National Secretary Treasurer of the Deafness Research Foundation (DRF), and Executive Council Member of the EAR Foundation. He is a senior examiner for the American Board of Otolaryngology (ABO), and was recently appointed as the Chairman of the 13th International Pediatric Cochlear Implant Conference in 2013.
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