Schmitz receives Lifetime Impact Award
UPMC announced that Kathryn Schmitz, an exercise oncology researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, has been selected by The President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition to receive a 2024 Lifetime Impact Award.
The Lifetime Impact Award celebrates individuals whose careers have contributed to the advancement or promotion of physical activity, fitness, sports or nutrition nationwide.
In her more than 25-year career, her evidence-based research on the value and implementation of physical activity programs as part of cancer treatment plans has helped to transform the standard of care in cancer to include exercise.
Schmitz and four others will be honored at the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition’s 2024 annual meeting on Sept. 6, in Washington, D.C.
