Submission Deadline
January 8, 2024
How to Apply
Individuals may nominate themselves or a colleague. To be considered or nominate a colleague for this award, an individual or nominator must:
- Be a current APA member
- Fill out the common application
- Submit two 1-2 page letters of recommendation explaining why they are deserving of the award
- Submit a Program Description. You may download the minimum components of a Program Description here
- Submit a CV
Programs selected for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award should have sustained impact through increasing workforce diversity, supporting and fostering sense of belonging, inclusive environment for diverse trainees/faculty/staff, community engagement, and/or advancing health equity and health justice. There should be measured, sustained program outcomes.
Eligibility
Programs eligible may include (but are not limited to) clinical programs (including quality improvement and patient safety), trainee or faculty development programs, research programs/centers, or educational programs (e.g., health equity rounds, training programs).
Criteria
Programs must demonstrate:
- Excellence in advocacy efforts
- Acceptance by students and/or residents
- Acceptance by the community
- Institutional innovations and adaptability
- Outstanding quality of the individuals trained in the program
Emphasis is placed on the award being given to an outstanding program.
Award Winners
2024
- Lahia Yemane, MD