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2007 PAEA Annual Education Forum

Nominations Open for Faculty Awards

PAEA announces the opening of the annual faculty awards. Help the Association to honor those who make significant contributions to PAEA and the profession by nominating your colleagues and programs that positively impact the education of physician assistants. All nominations are due in the PAEA national office by June 29. Winners are selected by the PAEA Nominations and Awards Committee. Recipients will be announced and prizes will be awarded at the 2007 PAEA Annual Education Forum in Tucson, Arizona. Nominations are invited for the following awards:

New Faculty Award for Professional Excellence

Rising Star Award

Master Faculty Award

Outstanding Service Award

Partnership Award

Research Achievement Award

Excellence through Diversity Award

NEW FACULTY AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

This award recognizes a program faculty or staff member who has made noteworthy contributions to PA education in one or more of the following areas:

• Teaching (e.g., classroom and/or laboratory instruction, course development)

• Administration (e.g., general administration, committee service, planning, development, and evaluation activities)

• Scholarship (grant writing, research, publications, presentations, and other scholarly or creative activities)

• Service (liaison with professional organization, clinical professional activities, promotion of the PA profession)

Requirements

• Candidates must have been employed at least half-time (0.5 FTE) in a member program for three years or less at the time nominated.

• Candidates must be nominated by the program director or medical director.

• Nominations for this award must be accompanied by a complete CV.

• A maximum of two supporting letters must be sent for each nomination.

The recipient of this award will receive a $500 check and a commemorative plaque.

RISING STAR FACULTY AWARD

This award recognizes a program faculty member who has earned the respect of students and colleagues for his or her devotion to or overall skill in education, as represented by increasing contributions to PA education in one or more of the following areas:

• Teaching (development of a meritorious record of excellence in classroom and/or clinical teaching)

• Outstanding research or creative activities (grant writing, publications, presentations, development of new educational avenues or teaching approaches)

• Administration (administrative accomplishment(s) demonstrating breadth and depth of knowledge of PA education or program’s mission)

• Peer recognition as demonstrated by scholarship and/or professional service (liaison with professional organization(s), clinical professional activities, promotion of the PA profession)

Requirements

• Candidates must have been employed at least half-time (0.5 FTE) in a member program for at least three, but no more than seven, years at the time nominated.

• Candidates must be nominated by the program director, medical director, or department chair.

• Nomination letter must address how eligibility criteria were met.

• Nominations for this award must be accompanied by a complete CV.

• A maximum of two supporting letters must be sent for each nomination.

The recipient of this award will receive a $500 check and a commemorative plaque.

MASTER FACULTY AWARD

Through this award the Association honors faculty who inspire, stimulate, and challenge their students and colleagues through outstanding contributions to PA education and the profession. Nominated candidates must demonstrate outstanding contributions in a minimum of three of the following areas:

• Teaching (develops innovative teaching methods that encourage students’ active and continuous learning, fosters critical thinking and challenges students, demonstrates commitment to students’ continuous improvement and professional growth)

• Scholarship (makes significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge, understanding, problem solving, and pedagogy as evidenced through publications, presentations, grants, research and/or creative activities; serves as a mentor to other colleagues; fosters faculty development)

• Administration (exemplifies administrative effectiveness and demonstrates accomplishments that enhance the program’s mission; demonstrates leadership in or enhancement of curriculum development; participates in committees that advance PA education and the profession)

• Professional service (serves in leadership roles in professional organizations or the community; engages in activities that advance the profession and enhance public health education)

Requirements

• Minimum of seven years’ experience teaching PA students

• Candidate must be nominated by immediate supervisor or program director

• Nomination must be accompanied by peer and/or student evaluations indicating the quality of nominee's teaching

• A maximum of two supporting letters from colleagues, students, or other individuals knowledgeable about the candidate’s teaching skills must be sent for each candidate

• Nominations for this award must be accompanied by a complete CV

The recipient of this award will receive a $500 check and a plaque.

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

This award honors an individual who has provided sustained, exceptional service or leadership to PAEA, or who has contributed to the advancement of the PA profession in other ways, e.g., through scholarly activity, teaching, or as an advocate for the profession in the public and private arenas. The nominee may or may not be directly associated with a PA program. Anyone may nominate a candidate for this award.

The recipient of this award will receive a clock and a commemorative plaque.

PARTNERSHIP AWARD

This award honors an individual or institution outside of formal PA program circles, e.g., a preceptor or local organization that has made an outstanding contribution to excellence in PA education.

The recipient of this award will receive a commemorative plaque.

RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This award provides recognition for research and scholarly work relating to PA education. Anyone may nominate a candidate for this award. The award will go to either

• An individual who has a distinguished record of scholarly contributions to PA education over many years

• An individual who has authored a recent seminal work of importance to PA educators

Requirements

• Letter of nomination outlining the candidate’s past accomplishments. In the case of a single effort, a letter noting the research effort of significance, accompanied by a copy of the published work.

• Nominations for this award must be accompanied by the nominee’s CV.

• A maximum of two supporting letters must be sent for each nomination.

The recipient of this award will receive a $500 check and a commemorative sculpture.

EXCELLENCE THROUGH DIVERSITY AWARD

The recipient of the Excellence Through Diversity Award will be determined by the PAEA Nomination and Awards Committee with input from the members of the Committee on Ethnic and Cultural Diversity. Preference may be given to those nominees whose work on diversity has not been recognized previously by similar awards.

The award recognizes the outstanding commitment and achievements of a PAEA member program in its implementation of specific strategies and activities designed to foster the diversity of program faculty, staff, and student body. This award will be based on the program’s demonstration of the following:

• Diversity among program faculty, staff, and student body

• Successful outreach to and recruitment from diverse and underserved populations

• Development and implementation of diversity training and educational experiences for faculty and students

• Research and scholarship pertaining to diversity and the inclusion process

• Leadership and advocacy in the areas of diversity

Requirements

• The program must have been accredited for the past five years.

• The program must be a PAEA member at the time of nomination.

• The program should have averaged 90% underrepresented minority retention over the past five years.

• Faculty must have demonstrated commitment to service and recruitment of underrepresented/disadvantaged populations to the PA profession through formalized, regular outreach programs.

• A program director, medical director, or faculty member must nominate the program.

• A single nomination letter should be sent, clearly describing the program’s qualifications as they pertain to diversity and resulting contributions to PAEA and the PA profession.

The recipient program will receive a $500 check and a commemorative plaque.

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Nomination Procedures for All Awards

Nominations for all awards must be submitted electronically. In addition to the nomination letter, two letters of support for each nominee must be submitted (with the exception of the Excellence Through Diversity Award). Letters written in support of a nomination should designate the person, his or her program affiliation, and the award for which the nomination is being made. Letters may be sent separately. Award recipients in each category will be requested to provide photographs for the awards ceremony scheduled for later this year in Tucson.

Nominations and related material must arrive at the national office no later than June 29, 2007. Please send submissions to Eileen Evans at eevans@PAEAonline.org. All nominations and letters of support will be acknowledged. If you do not receive a confirmation within two business days, please call 703-548-5538, ext. 307, to be certain that material was received.

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