Nursing at AAMC

Do you know a wonderful nurse, technician, patient care secretary, or customer service representative? Nominate them for an Excellence Award!

New this year – you can nominate a colleague online! Click the Excellence Awards trophy button on the right or submit paper nominations to Sandy Fox in Clinical Education (Sajak 255) by March 1, 2012.

The categories are:

Patient Care Secretary/Customer Service Representative of the Year Award – This award is to recognize patient care secretaries and customer service representatives.

Nursing Rookie of the Year Award – This award is to recognize new graduate nurses hired between Feb. 2011 and Jan. 2012. One nurse from each inpatient and outpatient unit will be awarded.

Patient Care Technician Excellence Award – This award is to recognize patient care technicians and surg techs. One technician from each service line will be awarded.

Nursing Excellence: Structural Empowerment Award – This award is for nurse educators, mentors and preceptors. One of each will be awarded.

Transformational Leadership Award – This award is to recognize nurse leaders (Clinical Directors, Admin Coordinators, Nurse Managers, and Charge Nurses). One Nursing Administrator and one Charge Nurse will be awarded.

Nursing Excellence: Professional Practice Award – This award is for bedside nurses. A nurse from each inpatient and outpatient unit will be awarded.

Are you in nursing school? Apply for a Foundation Nursing Scholoarship. This year, twelve $5,000.00 scholarships will be awarded!

The Nursing Scholarship Program was established in 1990 as a memorial to Marlene Reiter, RN, a staff nurse at AAMC. Since then, funds have been donated by family, friends and community organizations to continue support of this valued program. The scholarship fund is designed to encourage and support AAMC employees who are currently enrolled in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.

Recipients are selected based upon several criteria, including academic achievement, letters of recommendation, community involvement and financial need. This year, twelve $5,000.00 scholarships will be awarded! Click on the Nursing Scholarship trophy button above to apply. Applications are due to Sandy Fox (Sajak 250) by March 1, 2012.

To be eligible for a scholarship award, applicants must:

work at AAMC for at least 6 months
be in good standing, without disciplinary actions, written or above (i.e. poor attendance, substandard work appraisals, etc.)
be currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate nursing program or provide documentation of college acceptance and nursing program study plan.

Selected recipients must attend the Nurses Week dinner on Thursday, May 10, 2012, in order to receive their scholarship award.