OAPA is seeking nominations for annual awards that will be announced at the Annual Conference on September 17, 2016. The awards include the Hudson Award and the Educator of the Year Award. Information and applications are located below.
The deadline for nominations is August 8, 2016.
Charles L. Hudson, MD Award
This award is dedicated to the memory of Charles L. Hudson, MD, a Cleveland Clinic Foundation physician who is credited for presenting in the early 1960’s to the American Medical Association, the original paper on the concepts for the utilization of non-physician practitioners in the delivery of primary care medicine.
The person receiving the award should be deemed an individual who has demonstrated exemplary service to the PA profession and the community and has furthered the image of physician assistants.
Consideration for the award can also be based on an individual’s contributions to the profession during the course of their normal profession.
Nominees are not required to belong to a health care service profession and do not need to belong to OAPA. Previous nominees and current board members are eligible but members of the Hudson Award Committee are not eligible while serving on the committee.
The Award will be presented during the OAPA Annual Conference on September 17, 2016.
The Jerry A. Greco, PA-C Memorial PA Educator of the Year Award
The person receiving the award should be deemed an outstanding individual based on deeds and actions demonstrating outstanding commitment to PA education in the state of Ohio.
Nominees should have provided significant dedication to the provision of PA education, are not required to belong to a health care service profession and do not need to belong to OAPA. Previous nominees are eligible but members of the Educator of the Year Award Committee are not eligible while serving on the committee.
The Award will be presented during the OAPA Annual Conference on September 17, 2016.