AAMI and AAMI Foundation Awards

Each year, AAMI and AAMI Foundation recognize health technology's leaders and innovators whose efforts have moved the industry forward through awards, grants, and scholarship programs.
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AAMI Awards

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AAMI & MedCrypt Cybersecurity Visionary Award

This award recognizes an individual or group who has demonstrated the vision and leadership necessary to solve some of the industry’s most critical medical device cybersecurity challenges. This individual’s contributions will have moved the industry forward, leading to improvements in our collective cybersecurity posture while continuing to ensure patient safety. Thanks to the generous support of MedCrypt, this award includes a plaque and a $2,000 check to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.
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AAMI HTM Association of the Year Award

This award recognizes an AAMI healthcare technology management (HTM) association that distinguishes itself during the course of the year through outstanding society operations and meetings, as well as a commitment to elevating the HTM profession at the local level. The award includes a local sponsored dinner for the association during AAMI HTM Week and a plaque to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.
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AAMI Young Professional Award

This award is presented annually to a professional under the age of 40 who exhibits exemplary professional accomplishments and a commitment to the healthcare profession. The award includes a $1,000 check and plaque to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.
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Spirit of AAMI Award

This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of an AAMI member in volunteer efforts within the association. The award includes a $1,000 check and a plaque to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.
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AAMI & GE Healthcare BMET of the Year Award

This award is given to a biomedical equipment technician (BMET) to recognize individual dedication, achievement, and excellence in the field of healthcare technology management. The award includes a $1,000 check and a plaque to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.
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AAMI HTM Leadership Award

This award recognizes individual excellence, achievement, and leadership in the healthcare technology management (HTM) profession. The award includes a $1,000 check and a plaque to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.
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AAMI Foundation Awards

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AAMI Foundation Laufman Greatbatch Award

This is AAMI's most prestigious award. Named after two pioneers in the field—Harold Laufman, MD and Wilson Greatbatch, PhD—this highly regarded award honors an individual or group that has made a unique and significant contribution to the advancement of healthcare technology and systems, service, patient care, or patient safety. 

The award includes a $5,000 check and a plaque to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.

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AAMI Foundation & ACCE Robert L. Morris Humanitarian Award

This award—honoring the late humanitarian Robert Morris—recognizes individuals or organizations whose humanitarian efforts have applied healthcare technology to improving global human conditions. Thanks to the generous support of ACCE, this award includes a check for $1,000 and a plaque, to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.
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AAMI Foundation & Institute for Technology in Health Care Clinical Solution Award

This award honors a healthcare technology professional (individual or group) that has applied innovative clinical engineering practices or principles to solve one or more significant clinical patient care problems or challenges facing a patient population, community, or group. Thanks to the generous support of the Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC), this award includes a check for $1,500 and a plaque that will be presented at the AAMI Exchange.
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AAMI Foundation & TRIMEDX John D. Hughes Iconoclast Award

John Hughes was a longtime AAMI member and leader - a former member of the AAMI Board of Directors, the BI&T Editorial Board, TMC, the Annual Conference Planning Committee, and countless other committees and task forces. John was also one of the early adopters of bridging the gap between clinical engineering and information technology. He worked at the Washington Hospital Center, as well as Bon Secours Health System, as corporate director for contract administration before retiring. The ultimate iconoclast, John never hesitated to speak his mind, argue his point, and push for new and unconventional approaches and thinking to healthcare technology.

In honor of John Hughes, this award recognizes an individual who pushes the boundaries of the HTM professional and demonstrates individual excellence, achievement, and leadership.

Above all else, this award recognizes individuals with critical thinking skills, who have demonstrated a willingness to speak up and challenge the norm for the betterment of the HTM field. Thanks to the generous support of TRIMEDX, this award includes a plaque and a $1,000 check to be presented at the AAMI Exchange.

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AAMI Foundation Michael J Miller Scholarship Program

The AAMI Foundation through its Awards Committee will award scholarships to students studying to become biomedical equipment technicians, or health technology specific engineering, including clinical and health systems engineering. Each of the scholarships are worth $3,000 and are awarded in a one-time, lump sum check to each scholarship winner at the AAMI Exchange.

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AAMI Foundation & HSEA Scholarship

The AAMI Foundation, in partnership with the Health Systems Engineering Alliance (HSEA), awards one health systems engineer scholarship each year. The scholarship is worth $3,000 and is awarded in a one-time, lump sum check to each scholarship winner at the AAMI Exchange. Each applicant is only eligible for one scholarship awarded by AAMI in a given year.


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AAMI Research, Grants, Programs, and more

AAMI Sterilization Science Award

This award is given to one individual recipient per year in recognition of significant and sustained contributions to advancing the science and practice of healthcare sterilization, sterility assurance and contamination control. This award includes a $1,000 monetary prize and a plaque to be awarded at the AAMI neXus or other relevant event.

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Standards Developer Award

Awarded to up to five people annually for major contribution(s) to the development or revision of a specific AAMI standard or international (ISO or IEC) standard under development by an international committee or subcommittee administered by AAMI, or for ongoing contribution(s) or service towards notable advances in standards development. Chairs of the originating committee for a standard are invited to consider nominating any major contributors to the efforts for recognition by AAMI. Awardees receive a plaque that is presented at the AAMI neXus or other appropriate meeting.
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AAMI Technical Committee Award

Awarded to up to two AAMI technical committees (includes AAMI technical committees and working groups, and AAMI technical advisory groups and technical advisory sub-groups) annually to recognize outstanding Committee efforts. Nominations may be submitted by any member of the AAMI Board of Directors, Committee on Standards Strategy, Standards Board, or by any member of AAMI or any member of an AAMI committee.
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AAMI Foundation Kilmer Research Grant

The Kilmer Research Grant provides funds to individuals or groups seeking to advance the science of microbiological quality or sterility assurance through collaborative research. Grant funds will typically be used to offset costs associated with securing materials, products, or services that are critical to the research.  Grants will be awarded up to $10,000 each.
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AAMI Foundation Kilmer Scholarship Fund

The AAMI Foundation, through its Kilmer Fund Committee, awards academic scholarships to individuals pursuing a profession in the area of microbiological quality and sterility assurance. Individuals might be pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in industrial or medical microbiology, pharmacy, engineering (chemical, electrical, packaging, mechanical, or biomedical), physics or related fields. 

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AAMI Foundation Mary Logan Research Grant

The Mary K. Logan Grant Program seeks to stimulate and fund studies that will improve patient safety and help to ensure that healthcare technology promotes positive patient and healthcare provider outcomes. The program awards up to $80,000 in grants annually.
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AAMI Bright Ideas Award

AAMI’s annual “Bright Ideas” program recognizes innovative healthcare technology management (HTM) departments that are implementing creative solutions to today’s challenges.
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AAMI Publication Outstanding Articles

Each year, the Editorial Board of AAMI’s peer-reviewed journal, BI&T (Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology), honors three submissions published in the journal. Each award includes an engraved gift for each author and a check for $1,000. 
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Award Winners