Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Foundation Awards

The AAMI Foundation/Institute for Technology in Health Care Clinical Application Award is given to a clinical engineer in recognition of a paper or presentation that shows how to solve a clinical patient care problem through use of computers or other technological means.

Eligible candidates are:

• Clinical engineers who have demonstrated the practical and appropriate application of engineering, science, and technology for the solution of a problem in clinical medicine.
• Professionals who have successfully coordinated a project or effort that has promoted the practical application of engineering technology in patient care.
• Clinical engineers who currently, or have plans to, work in a clinical setting including experienced professionals and new graduates.
• Individuals who are innovative, creative, and committed to fundamentally improving the health and well being of the population.
• Committed to continue their career in the health care field.

The award consists of $1,200 and an engraved plaque. Awardees will be invited to present their winning submission which can be either a new paper or a previously published piece of work during a session at the AAMI Annual Conference and Exposition. The webpage for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)/ITHC award can be found at http://www.aami.org/awards/ith.html.