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Maximize Your Opportunity; Reach for the Stars

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Editor’s note: This article is adapted from the address Ms. Kulkarni delivered as the recipient of the American Diabetes Association Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award for 2002. She delivered the address in June 2002 at the Association’s 62nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions in San Francisco, Calif.

I never imagined that I might be so honored; I cannot envision any form of recognition that could mean as much to me as Outstanding Educator in Diabetes. I accept this award as one accepts a generous loan—it will remind me to aim higher and reach farther in order to be found worthy of the credit already advanced to me.

I am grateful to many family members and friends from every important stage and venue of my life who have supported and encouraged me through the whole progression of my career. My parents, who challenged me as a child and young adult and provided me with many opportunities to grow and learn. My husband and daughter, who have been my constant cheerleaders over the years. And friends, peers, and mentors from organizations such as the American Diabetes Association (ADA), American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), and the Diabetes Care and Education practice group of the American Dietetic Association.

After I was notified that I was to be the recipient of this award, I couldn’t help but reflect on my career in the health care field. Today, I am the coordinator of an ADA-recognized program at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Yet it seems like only yesterday that I started my diabetes career with one of the first diabetes control programs funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Lincoln, Nebr. I received training in diabetes care at the feet of Marion J. Franz, MS, RD, CDE, in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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