Award Eligibility & Process
Purpose: The AAHCM House Call Physician of the Year Award recognizes a home care physician who provides the highest quality of services and innovative programs and who demonstrates excellent and continued dedication to the field of home care medicine. (Must be an AAHCM member)
Nomination Deadline: August 31, 2022
Eligibility: Nominees must be AAHCM members in good standing. Self nominations are accepted. Current members of the AAHCM Board of Directors or AAHCM Awards Committee are not eligible to be nominated.
Nominations Process: All nominations packets must be submitted to Mel Douglas, AAHCM Executive Assistant at mel@aahcm.org by August 31, 2022 for consideration if not attached to this form. If emailed please make the nominee & award the subject. The nomination packet should consist of the following materials:
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Nominee's Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Letter(s) of Recommendation
: Nominator should submit 3 letters of recommendation from the nominee's peers, mentors, or colleagues. These letters should not exceed one page.
Supporting documentation such as formal commendations, citations or awards, newspaper or magazine articles, or other media-related profiles will be accepted, but shall serve only as evidence to support the nomination, and are NOT required.
An institution may not submit more than two award submissions per awards cycle. National institutions will be defined by state. Should the Awards Committee receive more than two award submissions from the same (state) institution, the burden of submission selection will fall on the submitting institution.
Award: The awardee will receive a one-year AAHCM membership and will be recognized at the AAHCM Annual Meeting with a personalized plaque.
Review Process: The AAHCM Awards Committee will review applications and select an award recipient. Nominators and nominees will be notified of a decision in September 2022.