Alabama Medicine Magazine Receives International Award

Alabama Medicine magazine has received the 2017 APEX Award for Publication Excellence. APEX 2017 is the 29th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. This international competition is sponsored by Communications Concepts.

There were 1,361 entries evaluated in 11 major categories but only 304 publications accepted in the category of Magazines, Journals & Tabloids. Of those entries, 543 Awards of Excellence recognized distinction in all 100 individual categories, but only 16 awards went to entries in Magazines, Journals & Tabloids.

States and territories represented in this category include California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C., Canada and Singapore. Only four award winners were from Alabama, and Alabama Medicine was the only award headquartered in Montgomery.

Alabama Medicine is the official magazine of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. It is in its third year of publication and is managed by Lori M. Quiller, APR, director of communications and social media. For more information about Alabama Medicine magazine, the APEX Award for Publication Excellence, or any other publication of the Medical Association, please email lquiller@alamedical.org.