Patient and Clinician Engagement (PaCE) Distinguished Service Award

The PaCE Distinguished Service Award honors a NAPCRG member who has made outstanding contributions as an engaged patient, community member, or clinician in advancing PaCE’s mission. This award recognizes a dedicated champion of patient and community partnerships in primary care research, whose leadership has had a lasting impact on PaCE’s goals and achievements.

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The Call for Awards Nominations will close April 16, 2025

 

Nomination/Submission Process

Nominator: By April 16, 2025, the nominator will submit the following materials electronically:

  • Complete the nomination form - linked below
  • A letter of nomination (two page maximum). The letter of nomination should emphasize why the nominee is both eligible for and deserving of the award (merit).

Please note: Once you begin your submission, you will not be able to save and return unless you click "Save and Resume." You must save the link provided, NAPCRG staff will not be able to provide you with the link. 

Eligibility Criteria

The nominee must be a current NAPCRG member in good standing who has substantially impacted PaCE achievements. Examples of exceptional contributions include: 

  • Organized and presented PaCE preconference sessions at NAPCRG Annual Meetings.
  • Organized and presented PaCE forums, workshops, or on-line webinars.
  • Organized PaCE efforts to elevate the presence of PaCE both inside and outside NAPCRG
  • Demonstrated impact as a Patient/Patient-Partner Board Member of the NAPCRG Board of Directors.
  • Provided leadership and impact on the PaCE Committee and other NAPCRG committees.
  • Led and substantially contributed to the writing of PaCE-related articles for publication.
  • Demonstrated impact in Primary Care Research as an engaged team member.

Evaluation Process

Complete submissions will be evaluated independently by at least three members of the PaCE Committee. The recipient of the Patient and Clinician Engagement Distinguished Service Award will be recognized at the NAPCRG Annual Meeting.

Scoring Rubric

 

2024
Kirk Mason

2023
Arturo Martinez Guijosa

2022
Ray Haeme

Questions about this award? Please contact Natalie Gross at ngross@napcrg.org.

 

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