AMIA Member Community Awards are sponsored by member community groups and are approved by the AMIA Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
Diana Forsythe Award
Honors either a peer-reviewed AMIA paper published in the Proceedings of the Annual Symposium or peer-reviewed article published in JAMIA or other journals publishing medical informatics-related content that best exemplifies the spirit and scholarship of Diana Forsythe’s work at the intersection of informatics and social sciences with a cash prize.
Harriet H. Werley Award
Honors a nurse who is the first author of a paper presented at the AMIA Annual Symposium that is judged to be of exceptional scholarship and contribution to the advancement of nursing science through informatics.
Academic Forum Health Informatics Educator of the Year Award
The Academic Forum Health Informatics Educator of the Year Award recognizes an exceptional AMIA member who has made significant and sustained contributions to health informatics education. This award recognizes individuals who demonstrate excellence in teaching, curriculum innovation, and workforce development, as well as a commitment to mentoring the next generation of informatics professionals.
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Nursing Informatics Working Group Student Award
Honors a student who demonstrates excellence in nursing informatics and who has the potential to contribute significantly to the discipline of nursing and health informatics with a cash prize.
Samantha Adams Best Paper Award
Honors a peer-reviewed paper published during the prior calendar year in an AMIA or non-AMIA journal or conference proceedings, that best exemplifies the legacy and scholarship of Samantha Adams’s work at the intersection of informatics and ethics.