A. B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurologic Education

About

This highly prestigious award recognizes significant career-long achievements in neurologic education, with an emphasis on national accomplishments.

Benefits

One recipient will be selected to receive a $1,500 cash prize and a framed certificate of recognition from the AAN.

Eligibility

The nominating criteria are as follows:

1. Educators – physicians, physician-scientists, and scientists.
2. Educator definition: MD/DO/PhD
   • A medical educator is a skilled professional who combines deep medical knowledge with effective teaching methodologies, adept communication, technological integration, mentorship, and/or a commitment to ongoing learning and innovation in order to foster a supportive and advanced learning environment in medicine.
3. Nominations and self-nominations accepted.
4. Nominee must have a minimum of 20+ years of experience in neurologic teaching after the completion of training.
5. Nominee must be an AAN member.
6. Nominations should reflect an emphasis on national and regional contributions in medical education.
7. The nominee should exhibit leadership, innovation, and scholarship in medical education.
8. Nominations should be inclusive in regard to gender and under-represented groups
9. Posthumous nominations are not accepted.

• Two letters of support from persons other than the nominator.
  • One letter of support must be from a former learner.
    • Learner definition: medical student, neurology resident, or neurology fellow.
• Nominee’s curriculum vitae.

Application Timeline

June 25 - October 31, 2024

Questions?

Ashley Mundt, amundt@aan.com

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