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Invaluable Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant & Community Health Worker Awards
2026 Call for Nominations

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These awards recognize an outstanding Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant, or Community Health Worker who has demonstrated having a significant impact on the care your patients receive and on the quality of your health center. This Call for Nominations provides you with the opportunity to recognize the exceptional work your nominee does in contributing to the value of health care in their respective community health centers.

As we have done in previous years, we will also be presenting an additional award for excellence in care for Special Populations. This nomination can be either a Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant, or Community Health Worker. Examples of special populations include migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, individuals experiencing homelessness, residents of public housing, elderly, veterans, or SMI.

Instructions for Completing the Nomination Application:

Please complete the application below and submit electronically through this survey. Only one application per health center department and per site will be accepted. For example, if your organization has multiple locations with multiple departments such as family practice, dental, pediatrics, internal medicine and gynecology, only one application will be accepted for each department and for each site location. The applicant must be evaluated in all of the following areas:

1. Knowledge and Skills
2. Community Health Center Impact
3. Patient Care Services
4. Accomplishments

If you are nominating someone for the special populations award, please indicate in your responses
which special population the MA, DA or CHW has provided excellence in care for.
  • Incomplete nominations will not be considered during our evaluation process.
  • Nominations must come from health center leadership OR from the nominee's direct supervisor.
  • Please include brief, detailed examples and descriptions for each area.
Deadline for submission is September 25, 2026 - 5:00 pm.

Questions regarding this award should be addressed to:
aachctraining@aachc.org

Thank you for supporting our outstanding Medical and Dental Assistants and Community Health Workers by submitting a nominee for consideration.
1.Name of Nominee
2.Job Title of Nominee
3.Health Center Name
4.Location Nominee is assigned to
5.Nominee Supervisor Name
6.Supervisors Contact Information
7.How long has the MA/DA/CHW worked at the health center?
8.Who is Nominating the MA/DA/CHW?
9.Job Title for question Number 8
10.Nominators contact information - phone and email
11.Job Knowledge and Skills:

Please tell us about a time when your nominee exceeded expectations in performing their job responsibilities or when they demonstrated job expertise in order to improve patient care.
12.Community Health Center Impact:

Please provide a specific example of how your nominee's efforts have made a positive difference for the patients, your health center and to your community.
13.Patient Care Services:

If providing direct patient care, please provide an example of how your nominee has gone above and beyond to meet or exceed patient care expectations.

If not providing direct patient care, please provide an example of how your nominee has gone above and beyond to meet or exceed patient expectations.
14.Accomplishments:

Please write a brief description, using specific examples, of accomplishments our nominee has achieved that lead you to believe that your nominee is unique and exceptional.