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The Gold
Medal Award is the highest honor bestowed by the American College of Healthcare
Executives on outstanding leaders who have made significant contributions
to the healthcare profession. The purpose of this award is to identify
ACHE Fellows who best exemplify leadership at the organizational, local,
state/provincial, and national levels and who continually contribute to
the improvement of the delivery of healthcare services and community health.
A maximum
of two Gold Medal Awards may be awarded each year: one to an outstanding
executive in a healthcare delivery organization, and the second to an
executive in a nondelivery healthcare organization (alliances, associations,
universities, consulting firms, etc.).
The
2008 winners have been selected: Mark J. Howard, FACHE, (PDF) and Wayne B. Sorensen, PhD, FACHE (PDF).
View past Gold Medal Award winners.
Criteria:
The candidate
must:
- Be a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
- Have
demonstrated active leadership in the American
College of Healthcare Executives.
- Have demonstrated
achievement in one or more of the following areas:
- Leadership and Executive Performance
- Health Services/Patient Care Delivery
- Professional Development
- Management and Organizational Development
- Health Services Activities
- Be
present at ACHE’s 2009 Congress on Healthcare Leadership
to receive the commendation.
Your
nomination should include:
- A
nomination letter (not to exceed three pages) that highlights
the characteristics listed under “Criteria.” The
letter should include a brief summary of:
- The candidate’s involvement in local, state/provincial,
regional, and national healthcare and community service
organizations
- Published articles, books, and professional papers the
candidate has written
- Special commendations, awards, or honors that have been
granted by civic, military, fraternal, or service organizations
or any other extraordinary awards or honors
- The
candidate’s curriculum vitae.
- Three
letters of support (not to exceed two pages each), including
no more than one letter from the candidate’s employing
organization.
Note:
Nominations are valid for two years, provided the candidate
remains eligible for the award.
Please
submit all information in a single
packet.
Mail your nomination packet for receipt
by August 22, 2008, to:
Gerard J. Berish, CAE
Regional Director, Division of Regional Services
American College of Healthcare Executives
1 N. Franklin St., Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606-3424
If you have
any questions about the awards, contact Gerard J. Berish at (312)
424-9323 or GBerish@ache.org.
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