AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award

The nomination period has closed.

Questions? Contact awards@aami.org.

This award is given to a biomedical equipment technician (BMET) to recognize individual dedication, achievement, and excellence in the field of healthcare technology management.


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Criteria

Candidates must demonstrate:

  • Achievement and sustained excellence through specific contributions to the profession.
  • Achievement of the ICC Certification: CBET, CRES, CLES, CHTM or CABT
  • Employment in the HTM field for five years or more

Candidates should demonstrate:

  • Current responsibilities associated with the role of technician/technologist
  • Active participation and leadership in local, state, or national HTM organizations
  • Contributions to share knowledge and experience through speaking engagements or authorship of articles related to HTM
  • Resolution of an HTM challenge or problem in a patient care environment
  • A role in special projects or studies that made a difference to the field
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Additional Information

Nominees may not be self-nominated for this award. Individuals may be nominated in consecutive years, but an original application must be submitted each time.

Entries for the AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award must include:

  • Nominator’s cover letter that provides a rationale statement describing the nominee’s role in special projects or studies that have made a difference to the field as well as any HTM challenge or problem they worked to resolve while highlighting their excellence in the HTM field.
  • This completed BMET of the Year Award nomination form.
  • A current CV/Resume for the nominee
  • Two or more letters of recommendation from the past year supporting this nomination from supervisors, colleagues, and industry partners.

Award Winners

2024

Chace Torres

SPBS-South Plains Biomedical & Imaging

AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award

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2023

Christopher M. Stringer

Christopher M. Stringer

Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center

AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award

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2022

R. Lee Chamberlain

R. Lee Chamberlain

CommonSpirit Health

AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award

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2021

Maggie Berkey

Maggie Berkey

Bio-Electronics

AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award

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2020

Nicholas Grecco

Nicholas Grecco

Baycare Health

AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award

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