EuroPCR 2019: Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Award Ceremony
Warm thanks to all who participated in the moving tribute paid to Professor Jean Marco at the 30th anniversary of EuroPCR, in recognition of his contribution to continuing education.
Practitioner in interventional cardiology since 1979, Professor Marco created what was to become EuroPCR in 1989 and went on to spark other PCR Courses across the globe. He set the foundations of the PCR philosophy of excellence and innovation in education, always placing the interest of each individual patient at the core.
He has always encouraged interaction between companions of all levels as key to the effective transmission of knowledge, skills and experience to future generations, and has created many PCR initiatives and session formats over the years.
Watch the Award Ceremony!
Look back on the Andreas Grüntzig Ethic Award Ceremony at EuroPCR 2019, when tribute was paid to Professor Jean Marco for his major contribution to education in the field of interventional cardiology.
Announcement letter from William Wijns, PCR Chairman
Each year the ETHICA Award recognises outstanding colleagues who have contributed in an exceptional way to our Mission, which is to serve the needs of each individual patient by helping the cardiovascular community to share knowledge, experience and practice.
Professor Jean Marco, as a colleague, as a teacher, as a person, is such an individual and has been nominated to receive the 2019 ETHICA Award.
Professor Jean Marco understood very early in his career that continuous education of health care professionals is an essential determinant of improved patient outcomes.
Ever since, he has devoted his entire professional life to the quest for “Excellence in Education at Work” by applying critical thinking.
While working for the next generation, his relentless commitment to effective education has brought Professor Marco to study, adopt and teach evolving educational principles spanning over decades, but always based on respectful peer to peer interaction and non-judgmental sharing of experience.
Professor Marco’s legacy is well alive, continues and will continue to inspire generations of colleagues worldwide who have inherited his fundamental principles of sharing impactful, relevant, lifelong and self-directed learning.
His 360 degrees vision demands constant curiosity, out-of-the-box thinking and open-minded adaptation to local needs and culture, enabling caring impact on the life of each and every individual patient and her/his family.
The generous principles that govern effective continuous medical education “à la Jean Marco” annihilate borders, privileges, biases or prejudice, fulfilling the unselfish essence of our Hippocratic oath:
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow.
Dear Professor Marco, please accept this token of the personal gratitude of the thousands of colleagues from around the world, who remain respectfully thankful to you for enticing each and every one of us to become a better doctor, and a better person.
More about Jean Marco
Read a short biography of Jean Marco who performed his first procedure back in 1979 and was recognised by his peers with the Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Award during a dedicated ceremony at EuroPCR 2019.
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