Eligibility

A nominee's award application will be evaluated based on the following content:

1. Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member).
2. Have at least 10 consecutive years of membership in either:
   • American College of Rheumatology
   • Arthritis Health Professions Association
   • Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
3. Evidence that:
   • A major portion of the candidate's work has been devoted to arthritis-related issues.
   • Unique and distinguished contributions to one or more of the following; research, health care, education and service, for example:

     • A program of research that has led to new knowledge or unique insights concerning rheumatic disease

     • The development of a unique and validated approach to patient care, patient or professional education, or other issues relevant to rheumatology

     • Distinguished service to patients and patient-related issues

     • Distinguished leadership in the ARHP or related organizations

The Lifetime Achievement Award is limited to no more than two recipients per year; if no one is elected, the award will not be presented.

Award Terms and Funding

Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award.

Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.

Number of Recipients

Up to two.

Governing Committee

ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee

Deadline

The nominations deadline has passed.

Apply

The application deadline has passed.

Decision Notification

Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

Eligibility

A nominee's award application will be evaluated based on the following content:

1. Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member).
2. Length of volunteer service in the field of rheumatology (e.g., professional organizations and/or community service), and specific nature of the volunteer activity.
   • Volunteer service involves activities separate from one’s usual employment responsibilities. (For example, working at a summer camp for children with rheumatic disease would not count as volunteer service if it is an expected part of an individual’s employment.)
3. Impact of volunteer and leadership contributions to:
   • Local/regional arthritis related activities including arthritis and rheumatology-related organizations (e.g. Lupus or Arthritis Foundation and local organizations).
   • National arthritis related activities including arthritis and rheumatology related organizations (e.g., ARHP and other arthritis and rheumatology-related organizations).
4. Past Presidents of ARHP/ACR are not eligible for the Addie Thomas Service Award for work related to their presidency.

The Addie Thomas Service Award is limited to no more than two recipients per year; if no one is elected, the award will not be presented.

Award Terms and Funding

Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award.

Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.

Number of Recipients

Up to two.

Governing Committee

ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee

Deadline

The nominations deadline has passed.

Apply

The application deadline has passed.

Decision Notification

Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

Eligibility

A candidate will be assessed on the following:

1. Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member).
2. Sustained advocacy work for patients and/or health professionals in rheumatology (on local, regional or national levels). Examples would include frequent contact with legislators (phone calls, letters, and Capitol Hill visits) to lobby for rheumatology issues that affect patients and/or the health professionals who serve them.
3. Breadth of advocacy efforts – advocacy efforts should not only be in one narrow domain (e.g., lobbying, access to care for individual patients and/or patient groups) may be more broadly based and not confined to a single issue or a single legislative target).
4. Impact of advocacy efforts. Partly through the advocacy efforts of this ARHP member, there have been positive changes and improvement in quality of life and care.

Advocacy is the pursuit of influencing outcomes, including public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions on behalf of patients or health professionals.

The Ann Kunkel Advocacy Award is limited to no more than two recipients per year; if no one is elected, the award will not be presented.

Award Terms and Funding

Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.

Number of Recipients

Up to two.

Governing Committee

ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee

Deadline

The nominations deadline has passed.

Apply

The application deadline has passed.

Decision Notification

Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

Eligibility

A nominee's award application will be evaluated based on the following content:

1. Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member).
2. Publication of papers in refereed journals and their impact.
3. Publication of books or monographs and their impact.
4. Publication of book chapters, abstracts or non-refereed articles.
5. Grants awarded.
6. Professional and scientific presentations based upon the individual's expertise.
7. Editor or editorial board member for a refereed journal, or other substantive contributions as a peer reviewer.
8. Sustained scholarly contributions to the ACR/ARHP scientific meetings.
9. Development of a creative work, program, or product (e.g., media, educational, research or assessment tool).
10. Mentorship of students and young investigators.

The Distinguished Scholar Award is limited to no more than two recipients per year; if no one is elected, the award will not be presented.

Award Terms and Funding

Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award.

Number of Recipients

Up to two.

Governing Committee

ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee

Deadline

The nominations deadline has passed.

Apply

The application deadline has passed.

Decision Notification

Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

Eligibility

A nominee must have a minimum of five years full-time clinical experience in the field of rheumatology and will be evaluated based on the following content.

1. Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member).
2. Expert clinical management of persons with rheumatic diseases and:
   • Evidence of:

     • Outstanding clinical knowledge, skills and professional competence.

     • An active commitment to the field of rheumatology.

   • Contributions to advancing the art and science of rheumatology.
   • Dissemination of clinical knowledge and expertise through presentations, workshops, publications, participation in research, etc.
   • Compassionate patient care and possessing excellent technical skills as reported by professional colleagues, students and/or patients (summarized within the nominations or support letters).

Award Terms and Funding

Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award.

Candidates for all ARHP Merit Awards except the Lifetime Achievement awards shall be in good standing of ARHP/ACR. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award shall have been a member of ARHP for at least 10 consecutive years. Members that are currently serving as officers on the Executive and/or Nominations committee members of ARHP are not eligible for any awards. Nominations committee members shall not submit any nominations during their year of service. Awards are limited to no more than two recipients in each category per year and if no one is elected, the award will not be presented that year.

Number of Recipients

Up to two.

Governing Committee

ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee

Deadline

The nominations deadline has passed.

Apply

The application deadline has passed.

Decision Notification

Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

Eligibility

A nominee’s award application will be evaluated based on the following content:

1. Volunteer service to ARHP (e.g., committee member, representative to ACR and REF committees and/or task force member).
2. Documented teaching experience/ activities (formal courses, lectures, workshops, teaching in a clinical setting, developing courses, and mentorship) of at least 10 years.
3. Documented excellence in teaching (consistently receiving high ratings for teaching activities by students and peers, having received a previous departmental or school-wide award for excellence in teaching).
4. two letters of support of the nominee, preferably one from a colleague, chair, or division director and one from a former student.
5. The nomination letters of support and the nominee’s CV should document that this health professional meets the above criteria.

Award Terms and Funding

Recipients receive a financial honoraria established by the ARHP executive committee and an award.

Number of Recipients

Up to two.

Governing Committee

ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee

Deadline

The nominations deadline has passed.

Apply

The application deadline has passed.

Decision Notification

Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.

Eligibility

Only ARHP/ACR members are eligible. This award is given out at the ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting at the discretion of the ARHP president.

Award Terms and Funding

Recipients receive an award determined by the ARHP President.

Number of Recipients

Decided at the discretion of the ARHP president.

Governing Committee

ARHP Membership & Nominations Committee

Deadline

N/A

Apply

N/A

Decision Notification

Announced during the Annual Scientific Meeting each year.