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2026 Award Application: Lifetime Achievement Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Description: The Lifetime Achievement Award shall honor an OTA member who has dedicated their career to orthopaedic trauma and whose overall contributions to the profession have made outstanding, long-lasting and impactful improvements to orthopaedic trauma education and research, and patient care.
Criteria:
(a) Orthopaedic trauma surgeon for a minimum of 15 years beyond training (may be a current surgeon or retired)
(b) Overall demonstrated leadership and outstanding contributions in the field of orthopaedic trauma
(c) Recognized by his/her peers as an outstanding clinician, researcher, teacher, and mentor
(d) Contributions to OTA via leadership roles, humanitarian initiatives, promoting healthcare access, and/or otherwise advancing the OTA’s mission
1.Your Name:(Required.)
2.Email:(Required.)
3.I nominate the following individual for this award:(Required.)
4.Please upload a nomination packet to include: (a) one or more letters of support by OTA member(s) addressing the below criteria, and (b) the nominee’s curriculum vitae.

Criteria:
i. Orthopaedic trauma surgeon for a minimum of 15 years beyond training (may be a current surgeon or retired)
ii. Overall demonstrated leadership and outstanding contributions in the field of orthopaedic trauma
iii. Recognized by his/her peers as an outstanding clinician, researcher, teacher, and mentor
iv. Contributions to OTA via leadership roles, humanitarian initiatives, promoting healthcare access, and/or otherwise advancing the OTA’s mission
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5.Will the nominee be attending the 2026 OTA Annual Meeting in Nashville?