AAMI/BD Professional Achievement Award
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Bryce Rutter, PhD 2011 Award Recipient |
The AAMI/BD Professional Achievement Award identifies and encourages outstanding achievement(s) by an emerging health care professional generally at the beginning or middle of his/her career in the development or improvement of medical devices, instruments, or systems that will help all people live healthy lives.
Candidates must demonstrate:
- Current and direct involvement with the use of technology in the delivery of health care
- Innovative and creative commitment to fundamentally improving the health and well being of the world's population through a significant application of medical technology or healthcare engineering
Candidates should demonstrate the following types of activities: (This is not intended to be an exhaustive or exclusive list. The following are examples representative of individual excellence. Nominators may submit evidence of additional or other types of activities relevant to this award and to the candidate’s achievements.)
- Involvement in national, state, or local clinical/ biomedical engineering organizations
- Contribution through publications in journals or development of educational programs
- Special recognition by candidate’s employer for contribution to management improvements; patient care; cost savings, or improvements in the use or impact of technology.
- Improvement to a biomedical technology challenge or problem in a patient care environment.
This year's deadline for nominations is March 15, 2012. Link here to open the Nomination Form. For more information, contact Susan DeCourcey at 703-253-8273 or e-mail sdecourcey@aami.org.
AAMI/BD Professional Achievement Award Winners |
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2011 |
Bryce Rutter, PhD |
1994 |
Deborah Burstein, PhD |
2010 |
Tomasz Tkaczyk |
1993 |
Dwight Nishimura, PhD |
2009 |
Guruprasad Madhavan |
1992 |
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD |
2008 |
Ronald S. Newbower, PhD |
1991 |
Neal E. Fearnot, PhD |
2007 |
Marvin Shepherd, PE |
1990 |
Michael J. Kallok, PhD |
2006 |
A. Ray Dalton |
1989 |
George Kondraske, PhD |
2005 |
Rebekah Drezek, PhD |
1988 |
Kenneth R. Hogstrom, PhD |
2004 |
Vinay Shah, MD |
1986 |
Donna Bourgelais |
2003 |
Becki E. Harter |
1985 |
Stephen C. Jacobsen |
2002 |
John W. Gosbee, MD |
1984 |
Robert A. Kruger, PhD |
2001 |
Jeffrey I. Joseph, DO |
1983 |
Perry J. Blackshear, MD |
2000 |
Rabih O. Darouiche, MD |
1982 |
William D. Ensminger, MD, PhD |
1999 |
John D. Hughes, Jr |
1981 |
Anthony M. Albisser, PhD |
1997 |
Suresh Gurunathan |
1980 |
Deane B. Jacques, MD |
1996 |
Arun Gulani, MD |
1979 |
Dwayne R. Westenskow, PhD |
1995 |
Ira Tackel, CCE |
1977 |
William Schuler Pierce, MD |

