Award Categories and Descriptions
Health Care Provider of the Year
This award honors the exceptional contributions of a provider staff member in a community-based healthcare setting. It includes all provider types: Behavioral Health Providers (LISW-CPs, LPCs, LPESs, LMFTs, LMSWs, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc.), Medical Providers (Physicians, APRNs, PAs, certified nurse midwives), Dental Providers (DDS, DMD), Pharmacists, and Vision Services Providers (ophthalmologists, optometrists).
Requirements
Nominees must:
Be employed at a community health center.
Have worked at a community health center for two or more years.
Have made significant contributions to both the health center and the community, demonstrating a level of excellence and performance that sets them apart in a distinctive way.
Nurse of The Year
This award honors an exceptional nurse who has shown excellence in practice within a community- based healthcare setting.
Requirements
Nominees must:
Be an RN or LPN employed at a community health center.
Have been employed at a community health center for two or more years.
Have demonstrated a level of excellence in their nursing role that clearly distinguishes them from others.
Clinical Support Staff of the Year
This award recognizes an outstanding clinical support staff member (including medical assistants, dental hygienists, case/care managers, lab technicians, x-ray technicians, pharmacy technicians, referral coordinators, and others) who has demonstrated excellence in both their skills and teamwork within a community-based healthcare setting.
Requirements
Nominees must:
Work at a community health center.
Have been employed at a community health center for two or more years.
Demonstrate a level of excellence and performance that clearly distinguishes them from others.
Champion of Practice Transformation
This award recognizes the exemplary efforts of a team member in a community-based healthcare setting who has demonstrated a commitment to patient centered care through innovative practice transformation efforts.
Requirements
Nominees must:
Work in a community health center.
Be employed at the community health center for at least two years.
Have demonstrated a level of excellence in enhancing a community health center's practice transformation efforts through the implementation/redesign/creation of a patient-centered healthcare program/initiative/service.
Pharmacist of the Year (NEW)
This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of a pharmacist in a community-based healthcare setting. It honors an individual’s support, innovation, leadership, and mentorship within both the community and the pharmacy profession.
Requirements
Nominees must:
Have been employed at the community health center for a minimum of two years.
Exhibit a unique and exceptional level of excellence in both their health center and the pharmacy profession.
Dental Professional of the Year
This award is dedicated to recognizing outstanding achievements in dentistry, particularly in the areas of professionalism, leadership, and healthcare delivery. It honors a dental professional (DDS, DMD) who demonstrates a commitment to serving in a way that reflects the positive image of dentistry, particularly within a community-based healthcare setting.
Requirements
Nominees must:
Be employed at a community health center.
Have worked at a community health center for two or more years.
Have consistently demonstrated a high level of excellence in their profession.
Clinical Quality Leader of the Year
This award recognizes individuals who have shown exceptional dedication and innovation in advancing quality improvements. It honors those who have effectively led initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and reduce disparities. Nominees should demonstrate strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a measurable impact in their role.
Requirements
Nominees must:
Be employed at a community health center.
Have worked at a community health center for two or more years.
Have consistently demonstrated a high level of excellence in their profession.