CLICK HERE for the D r. Jimmie Holland Fund Printable Proposal.

Quoted from the APOS 2018 Annual Conference Legacy Reception, the spectacular and irreplaceable Dr. Jimmie C. Holland passed suddenly on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at age 89. Characteristically, Jimmie remained fully engaged and productive in her work up until her death. For nearly half a century, Dr. Holland worked tirelessly and brilliantly to establish and expand a global movement in psychosocial oncology. Her countless accomplishments included: serving as the inaugural chief of the psychiatry service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the first academic leadership position of its kind; being the founder of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) in 1986 and the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) in 1984; and editing both the authoritative textbook, Psycho-Oncology, and the leading journal for our field, Psycho-Oncology. Most importantly, Dr. Holland leaves behind an unprecedented legacy of training and mentoring hundreds of psychosocial oncology professionals who will perpetuate her passion for scientific rigor and compassionate clinical care of people touched by cancer. 

For the APOS community, our society would simply not exist without her. We still miss her terribly and we remain deeply committed to honoring her legacy. We continuously seek ways to incorporate her vision and guidance into our strategic thoughts and actions. We strive to provide our members with opportunities to continue her legacy, to give to her priorities and to forge ahead with placing psychosocial oncology at the forefront of cancer care. Join us as we carry out her work and thank you in advance for giving.

YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH THE DR. JIMMIE HOLLAND FUND WILL SUPPORT VITAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS:

• Early career mentorship and the nurturing of budding clinical researchers
• Supporting psych-oncology training programs globally with specific outreach to the African nations. CLICK HERE to learn about this special training award program.
• Implementation of programs to meet the needs of older patients
• Expanding the reach of psychosocial oncology treatment for pediatric and young adult patients
• Ensuring multidisciplinary education of oncology professionals through development and dissemination of an evidence-based Psychosocial Oncology Core Curriculum and other educational initiatives
• The Holland Distinguished Leadership Award. CLICK HERE to learn more about this prestigious award.