The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) acknowledges the abilities of many outstanding Federal healthcare individuals each year through the Awards Program.
The Awards are presented at the Association's Annual Meeting during the Annual Dinner. Each recipient is presented his or her award personally by the Executive Director and the Surgeon General or Chief Medical Director of his or her service. Photographs of the award recipients are printed in the meeting program.
Eighteen of the awards are competitive awards. Members are encouraged to nominate individuals for these awards. Only through input from the members can the awards program be considered a success. (We also accept nominations from non-members.) AMSUS Awards Committee members, comprised of representatives of the Federal health agencies, select the competitive award recipients.
Three of the awards are essay awards. Without research and other studies, the healthcare field would become stagnant. AMSUS takes great pleasure in acknowledging those individuals who have made efforts in these areas, realizing the enormous amount of time and work necessary to complete any one project. The impact of these projects on the healthcare field is enormous. It takes a special individual to take that vital step toward continued learning.
AMSUS has five awards for which nominations are not taken. Three of these awards are lecture awards. The recipients of these awards are individuals in different fields of study who have made contributions to their fields in the past and who can make additional contributions to military healthcare by presenting a lecture at the AMSUS Annual Meeting relating to the theme for that meeting, for the benefit of the AMSUS member. The other two awards that are non-competitive are The Founder's Medal and the Joel T. Boone Award. These two award recipients are chosen by the Association for service, over an extended period of time, to AMSUS.
The 2008 Awards Program is mailed to all AMSUS member with the March issue of Military Medicine. Deadline for award nomination submissions is 30 June 2008.
The awards program will open this year 15 April.
Only online submissions will be accepted.
Individuals chosen to receive awards will be notified by mid-August.