Hektoen Internattional wins 5th consecutive APEX Award
July 25, 2024
The APEX Award of Excellence announced this week that Hektoen International (www.hektin.org) the Hektoen Institute of Medicine’s digital medical humanities journal has been named a winner of their Award of Excellence in the Magazines, Journals & Tabloids – electronic publications category for the fifth consecutive year. The APEX Awards are sponsored by Communications Concepts and has held the publishing, editing, writing and design competition for 36 years. Other 2024 APEX Award winners in Hektoen International’s category are:
- The Pharmacologist
- The Source by HealthTrust
- Chose Health
- Alzheimer’s Disease’s New Treatment Landscape
Hektoen International debuted in 2008 and features more than 3,800 articles submitted by U.S. and international authors on medical humanities topics such as ethics, nursing, infectious diseases, surgery and noted physicians. Promoted as an interface of medicine, culture and education, Hektoen International averages more than 1 million on-line visits a year and has more than 35,000 subscribers.
Hektoen International has strong followings on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram platforms and regularly sponsors essay competitions. It also underwent a major layout update that makes the mobile version easier to navigate and enhances the overall user experience this year.
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About the Hektoen Institute of Medical Research
Named after noted researcher, Dr. Ludvig Hektoen, the Hektoen Institute of Medicine was founded in 1943 by a group of prominent Cook County physicians as a venue for funding and conducting medical research and education. Hektoen has conducted medical research resulting in the publication of more than 2,700 scientific papers and advanced medical education through lectures, symposia, and fellowships.
Hektoen has historically risen to the occasion for the good of the public health of Chicago. It manages a vast portfolio of clinical research and public health delivery grants with a strong presence in HIV-AIDS research and was vital in Cook County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Known internationally as a leader in the promotion of the medical humanities it is also a supporter of and/or partner in numerous community organizations, such as the Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities Program, Luminarts, Youth Guidance and the Foxglove Alliance Chicago healthcare coalition.
Contact
Elizabeth Ruda – Associate Editor
1339 S. Wood St. – Suite G
Chicago, IL 60608
312 – 768 – 6000
journal@hektoeninternational.org
www.hekint.org
