Awards of Excellence

The Society of Hospital Medicine created its Awards of Excellence Program to honor our members whose contributions to the Hospital Medicine movement deserve acknowledgment and respect.

In honor of their achievement, recipients of each Award of Excellence receive an all-expense paid trip to SHM's Annual Meeting!

Recipients also benefit from:

Recognition on stage, in front of friends, family and colleagues, at Hospital Medicine 2011
Recognition in the The Hospitalist, SHM's monthly news magazine, and on www.hospitalmedicine.org
Recognition in press releases to local/state outlets

All nominations should be emailed directly to awards@hospitalmedicine.org or sent to the following address by Wednesday, December 8th 2010:

Attn: Awards
Society of Hospital Medicine
1500 Spring Garden Street
Suite 501
Philadelphia, PA 19130

For additional information call 1-800-843-3360.

For more information on a specific award, please click on one of the following:

Eligibility for Awards

Any SHM member who fits the following definition is eligible for nomination for an award:

A physician whose primary focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. The physician's activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to hospital care.

Current SHM Board members and Officers as well as SHM Awards Committee members are not eligible.

Nomination Requirements & Information (nominees may be self-nominated)

All submissions require the following:

Nominee must be an SHM member
Completed Nomination Form, addressing the specific criteria that are the basis for evaluation of the nominee being considered
Nominee's Curriculum Vitae submitted with the Nomination Form (it's requested that a shortened CV be submitted that is no more than 3 pages in length)
Two letters of recommendation in support of a nominee (if more than two letters are submitted, nominee will be contacted to specify which should be considered: letter should indicate if confidentiality of content is waived)

Please be sure to have (1) person collect and submit the Nomination Form, CV, and (2) letters of recommendation on behalf of the nominee and submit to awards@hospitalmedicine.org. Failure to submit all the required information together will result in an incomplete nomination.

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