Early Career Achievement Award

The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society is proud to introduce the Early Career Achievement Awards. These new awards will acknowledge MD or resident alumni within 15 years post medical college graduation and recognize early career achievement in two categories: Academics and Service.

Criteria for Nomination

Nominees must be MD or resident alumni who have demonstrated outstanding involvement and scientific or academic achievement in their post-graduate education, community contributions, career advancement, and/or their service to USF within 15 years post medical college graduation. Awards may be given yearly for up to one individual in each of the following categories:

Early Career Achievement Award in Academics

Eligible nominees will exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:

Distinguished/Outstanding early career achievement in academic medicine with outstanding performance in at least two of its missions (research, education, clinical care/service), with at least some scholarship demonstrated by peer reviewed publication.
The nominee will be required to attend the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine MD Commencement Dinner and participate in the Path of Honor during the Commencement Ceremony in May 2020. The Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society Board may waive this requirement for exceptional circumstances.

Early Career Achievement Award in Service

Eligible nominees will exhibit both of the following characteristics:

Demonstration of outstanding commitment to the service of others (locally, nationally and/or internationally)
Active support of and commitment to the Morsani College of Medicine

Current USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society Board members, previous Morsani College of Medicine Outstanding Service Award recipients and Distinguished Physician Alumnus Award recipients of the same year are not eligible.
Award recipients are encouraged to return to USF to accept the award. The Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society Board may waive this requirement for exceptional circumstances.
Award need not be given each year.
Except in unusual circumstances, no more than two persons (no more than one in each category) should receive the award in any one year.
This award may be presented posthumously.
The nominee will be required to attend the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine MD Alumni Weekend in October 2020. The Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society Board may waive this requirement for exceptional circumstances. This award may be given outside of the scheduled reunion time at the discretion of the Board.

Selection Procedure

1. Call for nominations will be made via the Morsani College of Medicine Alumni newsletter, the Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society website, USF Alumni Association AlumNews, e-mail notices to Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society, the Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Facebook page and e-mails to current Morsani College of Medicine faculty and staff.

2. Nominations may be submitted by alumni, faculty, emeriti faculty, staff, friends, family and administrators of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. Self-nominations are encouraged.

3. The nomination process will take place through submissions by e-mail, mail or online submissions to the Morsani College of Medicine alumni director. All nomination packets must include the following:

completed nomination form
letter of nomination explaining why the nominee meets the qualifications of the award criteria
resume or vitae of nominee and
one or more letters of support from peers may be submitted in place of a resume or vitae.

4. The USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society Awards and Recognition Committee serves as the selection committee for this award.

5. The Committee’s recommendation(s) need approval by the full USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Alumni Society Board of Directors.

Nomination Form