2025 APCCMPD Awards  Call for Submissions
Outstanding Educator Award
NOMINATION DEADLINE: December 6, 2024

Purpose
Members of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) work diligently to foster excellence through training and mentoring of the next generation of pulmonary, critical care and pulmonary critical care physicians. One way to honor peers who demonstrate excellence in the development of future physicians is through the annual aspirational Outstanding Educator Award (OEA).
This award recognizes an individual who has devoted a major portion of their professional life to enhancing the practice and profession of pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary critical care medicine through education. The awardee has cultivated achievements for which peer medical educators can aspire. The educator selected for this award has made significant, innovative, and cumulatively outstanding contributions to education. These contributions should include excellence in education beyond the local level, with widespread recognition of the recipient's excellence, which may include teaching, directing, mentoring, writing and speaking abilities, ideally to multiple levels of audiences including medical students, residents and fellowships.
The OEA recognizes individuals who are exemplary clinician-educators who have made substantial national contributions at the medical student, resident and fellowship level. National impact can include mentoring that has led to the successful career development as medical educators, or scholarly publications.
Eligibility and Award Criteria
A recipient of the national award will:
- be a pulmonary, critical care or sleep clinician who spends a majority of their time serving as a clinician-educator.
- be a clinician-educator whose major portion of time is spent in fellow-level education.
- be recognized by Fellows-in-Training as an outstanding educator and by their peers as having made substantial contributions to the field of fellowship education. Nominations must reflect excellence in this area above all else.
- have made substantial national contributions at the medical student, resident, and fellowship level. National impact can include mentoring that has led to successful career development as medical educators or scholarly publications.
- be a current or former Program Director or Associate Program Director within an APCCMPD member fellowship program.
- be an Associate Professor or above (or equivalent).
- have already made contributions toward APCCMPD’s vision of fostering excellence in training and mentoring of the next generation of educators in pulmonary and critical care medicine by contributing to APCCMPD activities.
A recipient may not be:
- a current member of the APCCMPD Board of Directors (BOD).
Nomination Process
Nominees for the OEA may be self-nominated or nominated by a peer. Individuals who wish to nominate an outstanding educator should first obtain the approval of the prospective nominee.
The OEA Nomination Form will require the following:
- One PDF File, which contains:
- A brief description of the nominee’s impact as a clinician-educator in pulmonary, critical care, and/or pulmonary critical care fellowship training. The applicant's statement should aligns with the award Purpose and attributes outlined in the Scoring Criteria.
- Two (2) Letters of Support that should describe how the nominee has demonstrated excellence as an educator of Fellows-in-Training within pulmonary, critical care, and/or pulmonary critical care fellowship training.
- The nominee’s current CV.
- A .jpg-format color photograph of the nominee(head and shoulders). Headshots will be used in the APCCMPD 2025 Annual Conference Awards Program. Submitted headshots will not be shared with the Awards Selection Committee (ASC).
- Confirmation that, if selected, awardee will attend the upcoming APCCMPD 2025 Annual Conference to be held March 12 - 14 in Philadelphia, PA.
Selection Process
- The Educator and Funding Awards Review Committee will review all nominees. The committee will develop a ranked slate of the top qualifiers, based on the eligibility criteria. The Educator and Funding Awards Review Committee Chair will present the ranked slate of the top qualifiers to the APCCMPD BOD for voting.
- One nominee will be awarded annually.
- Nominees not awarded the OEA will be reconsidered for a subsequent year, as long and as the nominee is eligible. Nominees will be given the opportunity to update their nomination packet annually.
- In years when no OEA candidates are nominated, the APCCMPD BOD reserves the right to award an individual whom they determine meets the Eligibility and Review Criteria, without submission of two Letters of Support.
Scoring Criteria
Nominees will be rated on a scale of 0-5 in each area below. The candidates will be ranked using the sum of the three scored criteria. The sum scores and the score for the individual criterion will be presented to the Award Review Committee for discussion.
Professional Development and Engagement in the Field
- Reviewers will provide an overall impact score to reflect their assessment of the candidate’s alignment with the award's purpose. The award is intended to recognize individuals who have dedicated a significant portion of their professional lives to improving the practice and profession of pulmonary, critical care, and pulmonary/critical care medicine through education. The score will be based on the candidate's dedication to education, which should include excellence in education beyond the local level. The candidate's contributions should be widely recognized and may include teaching, directing, mentoring, writing, and speaking abilities. This can be realized through noteworthy accomplishments that inspire their peers in the medical education community and leave a lasting legacy on the field.
- This criterion evaluates Professional development, engagement, and recognition at various levels, from institutional to national impact, focusing on scholarly contributions and involvement in professional committees or organizations and lasting notable legacy on the field.
Career Significance and Mentorship
- Reviewers will assign a score reflecting the candidate's career significance and lasting impact through exemplary leadership and mentorship in pulmonary, CCM, and PCCM. The candidate will be scored on their dedication time to mentoring others and contributing to the professional development and growth within the field. This dedication can be demonstrated through offering guidance, advice, and support to early-career professionals and colleagues, participating in structured programs, and providing mentorship to national experts.
- This criterion evaluates the candidate's career impact and mentorship contributions within the field of pulmonary/critical care medicine, considering dedication to education and mentorship excellence at various levels, from local to national recognition and leadership roles.
APCCMPD Engagement
- Reviewers will assign a score reflecting the candidate’s contributions to the advancement of the field through their engagement with the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD). This may include participation on APCCMPD committees, taskforces, and workgroups; creation of content such as blogs, podcasts, courses, presentations, posters, abstracts, etc.; application to APCCMPD Awards; and attendance at the APCCMPD Annual Conference or other courses.
- This criterion evaluates the candidate's engagement with the APCCMPD based on their involvement in various activities such as attending events, participating in committees or workgroups, creating content, applying for awards, and demonstrating leadership.
Awardee Recognition
The APCCMPD will present the OEA recipient with a plaque at the APCCMPD 2025 Annual Conference where the awardee will be given the opportunity to present their favorite medical education lecture. The APCCMPD will also recognize the awardee (and all nominees) in its quarterly newsletter, on the APCCMPD website, and in the APCCMPD 2025 Annual Conference Awards Program.

Submission Information
Deadline for Submission:
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December 6, 2024
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To be considered:
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All applications must be submitted online
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Once begun:
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You will NOT have the ability to save your application and complete it later
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Questions?
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Joyce Reitzner, MBA, MIPH [email protected]
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