AMSUS Annual Awards Program
AMSUS - The Society of Federal Health Professionals honors the contributions of outstanding federal healthcare professionals each year through the Awards Program.
The awards are presented during the Association’s Annual Continuing Education Meeting at its Annual Dinner. Each recipient will be presented their award personally by the leadership of their agency and the AMSUS Executive Director.
Seventeen of the awards are competitive awards. We strongly encourage nominations of deserving individuals for these awards. AMSUS Awards Committee members, comprised of representatives of the federal health agencies, select a portion of the competitive award recipients. Three awardees are selected by the AMSUS Board of Directors. The remaining awards are selected by subcommittees of specific disciplines.
Two awards are for written compositions or essays. AMSUS takes great pride in acknowledging scholarly contributions to current military medicine research or practice and recognizing the rich historical aspects of military medicine and its contributors.
Nomination Process
The nomination process takes place electronically on the AMSUS website. Nominations will be accepted starting 15 May, and the deadline for nominations has been extended to 31 July.
In addition to the Award recommendation, Individual award nominations require a biography/resume/CV (no more than 3 pages in length) and letter of recommendation from the individual’s supervisor, with commanding officer approval, be uploaded. Essay awards are submitted directly by the author through the AMSUS website. Individuals selected to receive awards will be notified by late-September.
Executive Director’s General Guidance for Award Nominations:
- NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE BRIEF. Descriptions of activities or accomplishments which do not bear on the award should not be included because they can distract reviewers from the central accomplishments.
- ACCOMPLISHMENTS SHOULD BE TIMELY. Unless otherwise stated, AMSUS awards are designed to recognize accomplishments within the past 12 months or so, rather than lifetime or career.
- NOMINATION SHOULD BE EASY TO READ, best accomplished by using SIMPLE DECLARATIVE SENTENCES.
- BULLETIZING MAJOR POINTS helps break up the clutter and increases legibility.
- SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, IMPACT/RESULTS ON ORGANIZATION/ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OR VALUE ADDED TO PATIENTS, OR OTHER CONSUMERS should be highlighted.
- DON’T MAKE IT A DAUNTING TASK – focus on the important points and let other details go.
FINALLY, GOOD NOMINATIONS WRITE THEMSELVES. If you are not certain an individual really is worthy of the award, sit down, describe the accomplishments, list the importance of those actions, and what you have written will speak for itself.
Please click here to review the award types, descriptions, and eligibility information prior to entering the submission site. 
