H. Fleming Fuller Award

Background

This award is intended as a permanent memorial to Kinston physician H. Fleming Fuller, who died October 3, 1986. A founding member of the Board of Directors of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Dr. Fuller served on the Board from 1971 until his death. Born in Franklinton, Dr. Fuller graduated from Wake Forest College, where he earned a B.S. degree in medicine in 1934. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his M.D. degree in 1936.

Dr. Fuller, whose obstetrics and gynecology practice spanned nearly half a century, helped bring medical care for women into the mainstream of American medicine. A past president of the North Carolina Obstetrics and Gynecological Society, he was recognized as a national leader in his field. As a founder and past president of the North Carolina Cancer Society, Dr. Fuller was an important force in changing attitudes about cancer from those of fear and rejection, to love and support.

Dr. Fuller is best remembered by his patients as a caring physician who always listened and responded with compassion. An outstanding teacher, he left an indelible mark on many young physicians and medical students. As a member of the Hospital’s Board, Dr. Fuller was always the patient’s advocate, and at the same time, an important source of insight into physician issues in hospital governance.

Goals

In establishing the Fuller Award, the Board sought to recognize members of the medical staff who demonstrate the qualities embodied in Dr. Fuller’s lifelong dedication to the highest standards of patient care, teaching and community.

Criteria adopted by the Board for the Fuller Award state that nominees should be selected on the basis of the following attributes:

• Unwavering personal commitment to treating patients with compassion and respect;
• Ongoing service as a staunch advocate for maintaining clinical excellence including the highest standards of patient safety, satisfaction and wellbeing both physical and emotional;
• Effectiveness as a professional role model for the students and young physicians responsible for the care of future generations;
• and Sense of civic responsibility through active participation in groups or organizations concerned with the health and well-being of North Carolina’s citizens.

Eligibility

Any member of the University of North Carolina Hospitals attending medical staff is eligible for nomination. Nominations may be made by UNC Health Care employees and by members of the medical staff and housestaff.

Nominations

Nominations may be made by UNC Health Care employees and by members of the medical staff and housestaff. Nominations forms and details for submission are available here.

Selection

Fuller Award Committee

Previous Recipients

Dr. Timothy Farrell, 2010

Dr. B. Anthony Lindsey, 2009

Dr. Timothy M. Weiner , 2008

Dr. Robert Berger, 2007

Dr. Tim Weiner, 2008

Dr. AnnaMarie Connolly, 2005

Dr. Jacob A. Lohr, 2004

Dr. Robert E. Gwyther, 2003

Dr. Timothy S. Carey, 2002

Dr. Stanley R. Mandel, 2001

Dr. Robert Alan Briggaman, 2000

Dr. Harvey Hamrick, 1999

Dr. William Paul Biggers, 1998

Dr. M. Andrew Greganti, 1997

Dr. Robert C. Cefalo, 1996

Dr. James A. Bryan II, 1995

Dr. Colin G. Thomas, 1994

Dr. Ernest N. Kraybil, 1993

Dr. Stephen A. Bernard, 1992

Dr. Wesley C. Fowler, 1991

Dr. Leonard Palumbo, 1990

Dr. Edward A. Norfleet, 1989

Dr. Campbell McMillian, 1988

Dr. George Johnson Jr., 1987