2020 AAMI Foundation & Institute for Technology in Health Care Clinical Solutions Award

This award honors a healthcare technology individual or group that has applied innovative clinical engineering practices or principles to solve one or more significant clinical patient care problems or challenges facing a patient population, community, or group.

The prize consists of a plaque to be presented at the 2021 AAMI Exchange in Charlotte, NC, and a $1,500 check.

Entries for the Clinical Solutions Award must include:

Nominator’s cover letter that provides a rationale statement describing the nominee’s solution and how this solution can be applied by the broader medical or healthcare technology management (HTM) field in multiple clinical settings for the benefit of multiple patient populations, communities or groups.

This completed Clinical Solutions Award nomination form.

A current CV/Resume for the nominee

One or more letters of recommendation supporting this nomination from supervisors, colleagues, and industry partners.

All information pertaining to this nomination must be received by January 14, 2021.

Please contact awards@aami.org with any questions.

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* 1. Nominee Information

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* 2. Nominator Information

Nominator's Name:

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* 3. Award Criteria: Nominees must meet all of the following:

Nominee has creatively and innovatively applied clinical engineering practices to fundamentally solve a problem or challenge that resulted in the improvement of healthcare delivery for (or well-being of) a patient population, community, or group. Please describe:

Nominee’s solution works for or is employed in a clinical setting (hospital, ambulatory clinic, learning institution, or other healthcare setting). Please describe:

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* 4. Award Criteria: Nominees should meet the following:

Nominee has published the results of a study that provides a practical solution of a patient care problem or challenge through the application of clinical engineering ingenuity. Please describe:

Nominee has demonstrated a clear example of intention to promote the continued advancement of HTM applications and innovations to a specific patient care problem or challenge. Please describe:

Nominee’s nominated solution has involved multiple disciplines or healthcare professionals including, information technology specialists, nurses, physicians, medical technicians, researchers, etc. Please describe:

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* 5. Nominator Cover Letter

Upload nominator’s cover letter that provides a rationale statement describing the nominee’s solution and how this solution can be applied by the broader medical or healthcare technology management (HTM) field in multiple clinical settings for the benefit of multiple patient populations, communities or groups.