Research Achievement Award

The Research Achivement award not given in 2020.

Previous recipients

2019 – James Van Rhee, Yale University
2018 – Eric Larson, MEDEX Northwest
2017 – Gerald Kayingo, University of California – Davis
2016 – Christine Everett, Duke University
2015 – Theresa Hegmann, University of Iowa
2014 – Jennifer Coombs, University of Utah
2013 – Bettie Coplan, Northern Arizona University
2011 – Anita Duhl Glicken, University of Colorado
2010 – Perri Morgan, Duke University
2009 – Donald Pedersen, University of Utah
2008 – Meredith Davison, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa
2007 – P. Eugene Jones, UTSWMC
2005 – James Cawley, George Washington University
2004 – Albert Simon, Arizona School of Health Sciences
2003 – Richard Dehn, University of Iowa
2002 – Roderick Hooker, UTSWMC
2001 – J. Dennis Blessing, UTHSC

Award Information

This award recognizes a program faculty member who has made extraordinary contributions to research and scholarly work related to PA education; therefore, it may not be awarded annually.

Criteria

Nominees will be evaluated on two or more of the following areas:

Scholarship that is distinguished
- Distinguished: published in peer-reviewed journals, high-impact books or book chapters, high-quality conference presentations or proceedings, or equivalent work to PA education literature that is influential on a national level
Scholarship that is sustained over time or is seminal
- Sustained: ongoing contributions over time that result in a substantial body of work about PA education, the profession and other related topics
- Seminal: original, fundamentally new ideas that are course-changing
New knowledge or a significant extension of existing knowledge to PA education
- New knowledge: original work that may be limited or broad in its application
- Extension of existing knowledge: addition of facts, evidence, or interpretation to existing published topics
Applicability of scholarship to a broad range of PA programs
- Applicable: usable by PA programs in varied geographic and academic settings, and with varied instructional frameworks

Requirements and materials

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed at least half-time at the time of nomination (0.5 FTE) at a PAEA member program and for a minimum of three cumulative years in PA education. All years do not have to be at the same program.

RECORD OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO PA EDUCATION

A list of scholarly contributions to PA education or indication of a recent seminal work of importance to PA education must be included in the nominee’s CV

NOMINATION LETTER

Nomination letter describing in detail how the award criteria were met, including evidence of performance above and beyond the nominee’s job description

LETTERS OF SUPPORT

Two letters of support addressing the author’s first-hand knowledge of the nominee with relation to two or more of the award criteria

RECOGNITION

Complimentary 2020 Education Forum registration
Crystal award
Check for $500
Recognition at the Education Forum Awards Ceremony