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2025 APCCMPD Awards 
Call for Submissions

APCCMPD Award for Excellence in Fellowship Program Administration
 


NOMINATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Purpose

The APCCMPD Award for Excellence in Fellowship Program Administration recognizes program Administrators and equivalent roles for outstanding contributions to fellowship program administration through the development of best practices or processes that have been successfully applied to the administrative operations of a pulmonary, critical care, or PCCM fellowship program.

Suggested areas of focus could include, but are not limited to:

  • New Fellow Recruitment
  • Quality Improvement/Patient Safety
  • Fellow and/or Faculty Wellness
  • Site Visit Preparation
  • Program Coordinators Leadership and Development
  • Fellow and/or Faculty Evaluations
  • Administration of the Clinical Competency Committee
  • Program Evaluations
  • Duty Hour Monitoring
  • Other efforts that address unique issues of the fellowship program

Eligibility and Review Criteria

A recipient of the APCCMPD Award for Excellence in Fellowship Program Administration will be a Program Administrator, Program Coordinator, Program Manager, or equivalent role within an APCCMPD member fellowship program. 

Abstract Submission Requirements

All submissions must use the online abstract submission form and will require the following for completion:

  • Name, email address, academic title and institution.
  • A .jpg-format color photograph of each author (head and shoulders). Headshots will be used in the APCCMPD Annual Conference Awards Program. Submitted headshots will not be shared with the Awards Review Committee.
  • Confirmation that, if selected, the awardee will attend the APCCMPD Annual Conference.

Abstract Grading 

All submissions will be anonymized prior to the Awards Review Committee reviewing the submitted descriptions and will be scored on the quality of the submission, including the approach to the improvement described in the submission. 

Awardee Recognition

The APCCMPD values all contributions to medical education and would like to provide ways for Program Administrators and Coordinators to further enhance their CV's. All authors and their descriptions, regardless of award status, will be recognized in APCCMPD’s quarterly newsletter, on the APCCMPD website, and in the APCCMPD Annual Conference Awards Program.

  • Additionally, awardee(s) will be invited to present their process at the APCCMPD 2025 Annual Conference during the Program Coordinator Workshop to be held March 13-14 in Philadelphia PA.
  • Awardee(s) will receive complimentary registration to the APCCMPD Annual Conference, 2 nights hotel accommodation, and reimbursement of 30-day advanced airfare.

Submission Information:

Deadline for Submission:

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

To be considered:

All descriptions must be submitted online

Once begun:

You will NOT have the ability to save your application and complete it later

Download Requirements:

Download a copy of the requirements and prepare your application prior to submission

Questions?

Joyce Reitzner, MBA, MIPH
joycereitzner@apccmpd.org