The award, which is conferred at the discretion of ASHP and the ABHP Board of Directors, may be presented annually at the ABHP Luncheon at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting or other appropriate function. One award may be conferred each year.
Criteria and Eligibility
ASHP and ABHP members are invited, annually, to suggest nominees in writing with substantiating evidence. Nominations should state how the nominee has a record of demonstrating leadership in promoting access in healthcare in one or more of the following areas:
- Increasing awareness about access to care among healthcare providers, administrators, legislators, regulators, third-party payers, and the public;
- Ensuring effective communication with patients and among providers;
- Fostering consistent use of multidisciplinary teams and evidence-based guidelines for patient care;
- Collecting and reporting data on healthcare access, utilization, and outcomes;
- Researching, identifying, and disseminating best practices for providing access to care for all people.
Current ASHP and ABHP Board members and staff are not eligible. Membership in ASHP and/or ABHP is not a requirement but is preferred.
Nominating Instructions
Nominations are accepted year-round and are to be transmitted electronically using the Award Nominations Form. If you have any questions about the Awards Program, please contact the Office of Member Relations at awards@ashp.org.
Past Recipients
- 2024 - LTC (ret.) Jasper W. Watkins III
- 2023 - Sharon L. Youmans
- 2022 - Angela M. Hill
- 2021 - Manouchkathe Cassagnol
- 2020 - Kathleen B. Kennedy
- 2019 - John E. Clark
- 2018 - Johnnie L. Early, II
- 2017 - Neil J. MacKinnon
- 2016 - Mary Choy
- 2015 - Marie A. Chisholm-Burns
- 2014 - John J. Scrivens Jr
- 2012 - Lenore T. Coleman
- 2010 - Thomas E. Buckley
- 2009 - Folakemi T. Odedina