Description:
This award is given in recognition of outstanding expertise as an educator, and a significant contribution to education in pulmonary/critical care medicine. We encourage nomination of diverse nominees, including but not limited to gender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, country, area of focus and primary occupation.
Award Presentation:
Awardees will be presented with a framed certificate during the annual Clinical Problems Assembly Membership Meeting at the ATS International Conference, during the Clinical Problems business meeting at which time the Chair of the Clinical Problems Assembly and Planning Committee chair will jointly present the award to the awardee. The awardee will have the opportunity to speak about what this award means to them. Awardees will also be announced on ATS platforms including the website and social media accounts. A letter of recognition will also be sent to the designated institutional leader.
Criteria:
- Nominee: Recipient must be a primary member of the Clinical Problems Assembly as this award seeks to highlight ATS members with direct and specific contributions to the ATS Clinical Problems Assembly.
- be an active educator in pulmonary/critical care medicine for at least 10 years.
- spend a significant portion of their time participating in the education of medical professionals at any level (students, residents, fellows, faculty, community healthcare providers).
- have significantly advanced the field of education related to pulmonary and critical care medicine by demonstrating significant leadership and/or making contributions to education through activities such as creating curriculum, serving as an educational director, or engaging in educational research.
- be recognized by their students and peers as an outstanding educator.
- nominees are not required to be physicians; nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, psychologists and other health professionals are eligible for this award.
- Nominator: Nominations can be submitted by any ATS member. Nominators who are not Clinical Problems Assembly members can submit nominations, as long as the nominee meets the qualifications above and the area of the nominee’s work matches the award goals.
- Application elements:
- Nominee's curriculum vitae must be included
- Provide a short nomination letter (three-page maximum) in support of your nominee addressing each of the criteria outlined above. We encourage the nomination letter to specifically discuss contributions by the nominee to the Clinical Problems Assembly.
- Provide supporting documentation (three pages maximum) outlining objective evidence of educational excellence. This can be in the form of trainee letters, educational evaluations/comments, curricula development, or other appropriate metrics.
- Name, title and email address for nominee’s division chief, or other institutional leader who should be notified of this nomination and award, if selected.
- Scoring Metric(s): Applications will be reviewed by the Clinical Problems planning committee, utilizing a scoring scale ranking each of the following metrics:
- Nominee’s expertise as an educator.
- Extent and impact of nominee’s contributions to education related to pulmonary/critical care medicine.
- Past, present or anticipated future contributions to the ATS Clinical Problems Assembly.
- Additional minor scoring criteria can include nominee characteristics such as efforts related to diversity/equity/inclusion or work/location in a low-to-middle income setting. Nominators are encouraged to highlight these and other unique characteristics of the nominee they would like the committee to consider.
- Repeat or carry over applications: Nominations for this award will not be carried over from prior years. A new application will need to be submitted in order for the same nominee to be considered for the same award during the next year’s call for award nominations of application.
View Previous Award Recipients
2022 - Bernie Young Sunwoo, MBBS
2021- Jeremy Richards, MD, MA
2020 - Maryl Kreider, MD, MSCE
2019 - *No Award Given
2018 - Peter F. Clardy, MD
2017 - John P. Kress, MD
2016 - Lynn T. Tanoue, MD
2015 - Michael A. Hutcheon, FRCP(C), MD
2014 - James R. Jett, MD & David H. Roberts, MD
2013 - Robert M. Kotloff, MD
2012 - Terry P. Clemmer, MD
2011 - John W. Kreit, MD
2010 - Jess Mandel, MD
2009 - James R. Patterson, MD
2008 - Steven E. Weinberger, MD
2007 - Bartolome Celli, MD
2006 - Atul Mehta, MD
2005 - Darryl Y. Sue, MD & Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD
2004 - Richard A. Matthay, MD & John H. Hansen-Flaschen, MD
