The nomination cycle for this award will open in March 2024.
Award Information
This award recognizes an individual or institution that provides support to one or more PA program(s) and that has made a noteworthy contribution to PA education.
Criteria
Nominees are evaluated in all three of the following areas and must demonstrate substantial contributions to PA education in a minimum of one or more of the following areas:
- Contributions to a PA program
- Promotion of the PA profession
- Extensive involvement in didactic, clinical, or institutional activities
Requirements and materials
Nomination Letter
Nomination letter describing in detail how each of the award criteria were met, including evidence of performance above and beyond the nominee’s job description
Letters of Support
Two letters of support addressing the author’s first-hand knowledge of the nominee with relation to one or more of the award criteria
Curriculum Vitae/Resume
A CV or resume will be required if it is an individual being nominated.
Partner Status
Minimum of three cumulative years of support to the partner program
Recognition
- Personalized award
- Check for $500
- Recognition at the Awards Ceremony
- Complimentary 2022 PAEA Education Forum registration for one representative of the program
2023 Recipient
- 2022 – Not Awarded
- 2021 – Not Awarded
- 2020 – Brandi Tuttle, Duke University
- 2019 – Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center
- 2018 – Connecticut Urban Service Track
- 2017 – Cleveland Clinic
- 2016 – PA Olympics, Arcadia University, DeSales University, Drexel University, PCOM, Philadelphia University, Salus University, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
- 2015 – James Pecard IV, Northwestern University
- 2014 – Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- 2013 – Tillman Farley, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- 2012 – Joseph Bell, Pembroke Pediatrics, A Division of Children’s Health of Carolina, North Carolina
- 2011 – Winn Army Community Hospital, Fort Stewart, Georgia
- 2009 – Rebekah Cradduck, South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations
- 2008 – Allentown Rescue Mission and the DeSales Free Clinic
- 2007 – Emergency Physicians of Tidewater
- 2006 – Dallas/Forth Worth Area Health Education Center
- 2003 – South Texas Environmental Education Research (STEER) Project
- 2002 – North Carolina Area Health Education Centers
- 2000 – Lancaster County Abstinence Coalition
- 1999 – Group Health of Seattle