Medical/Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals
This award is honouring leadership and significant contribution through the discovery, application and/or implementation in the medical or healthcare/management sectors that advance science or technology.
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QUALIFIED NOMINEES: An individual, team, or organization
Written nomination submission MUST address the following criteria. Frame your answers for a non-expert in your field; use layman’s terms.
Through our Standard Process Nomination Form, the nominator can select all applicable award categories of the nominee.
Award Criteria
To be considered for an ASTech Award, the nomination must address the following three components:
- 1. Problem/Opportunity Addressed
- 2. Solution Development/Outstanding Achievement
- – Describe the research or innovation and how it is unique and leading edge.
- – How has the innovation advanced new knowledge in the field?
- – Has the innovation or research resulted in a solution to a common or persistent problem? Has it been an incremental change or a major leap forward?
- – What is the significance of these advancements?
- 3. Demonstrate Impact/Adoption for Alberta and beyond
- – Describe the overall impact and benefits of the contribution to medicine or health. How is the contribution particularly noteworthy?
- – Describe how the nominee has been recognized as a leading expert in his/her field. For example, is the nominee a recipient of major awards? Is their work cited by others in refereed journals and publications?
- – How does the contribution improve quality of life?
Note – The nomination format is general for all categories.
