Resident Physician Community Service Recognition Award (CRSA)

Purpose

The purpose of the award is to encourage a service ethic among residents by recognizing those who have made contributions to their communities.

Community Service

For the purpose of this award, community service is defined broadly as any extra-curricular activity directed toward meeting health or other human needs in the communities where residents live and train.

Eligibility

Residents at AAMC member institutions are eligible for the award, including, but not limited to, members of the Organization of Resident Representatives.

Award

The award will be presented at a joint luncheon of the Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR) and the Group on Resident Affairs (GRA) at the AAMC Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 6, 2010, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Expenses for the awardee's travel to the meeting in Washington, DC will be paid by the AAMC. Notice of the award will be sent to the resident's program director and department chair. If the awardee is a member of the ORR, the appointing member society of the AAMC Council of Academic Societies also will be notified. A $1000 contribution will be made in the name of the awardee to a non-profit charity the awardee designates.

Nominations

Nominations must be made through an ORR member (who may nominate themselves or others) or a representative of the AAMC's Group on Resident Affairs (GRA). Nominations must be submitted no later than June 30, 2010, to include the following:

• A letter of nomination describing the nature of the nominee's community service
• A letter of endorsement from an ORR member or GRA representative
• A nomination form
• The nominee's curriculum vitae
• A letter from the nominee accepting the nomination and designating the charity to receive the donation.

For details, please read Listing of required materials (PDF).

Selection

The awardee will be selected by a committee composed of the Chairs of the Organization of Resident Representatives, the Council of Academic Societies, and the Group on Resident Affairs, and senior AAMC staff.