The Patricia Flatley Brennan Team Science Award recognizes outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary research that advance health, healthcare, or biomedical discovery. Inspired by Dr. Brennan’s visionary leadership in informatics, nursing, engineering, and public service, this award honors a team of scientists who exemplify the principles of collaborative, human-centered, and data-enabled science.

Eligibility

• Open to teams whose work demonstrates significant contributions that span technology, research, health policy, and/or education within biomedical and health informatics.
• Teams may be composed of individuals at any career stage.
• The team leader(s) must hold an active AMIA membership and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to the organization. Other team members are encouraged to hold but are not required to be AMIA members.
• Nominations must clearly identify all team members, including their roles and contributions.

Criteria

Scientific Contribution or Achievement

Recognizes a specific, high-impact contribution or achievement in biomedical informatics, rather than general career accomplishments.

Visionary Leadership in Team Science

Evidence of the team leaders’ ability to build, lead, and sustain a collaborative team. The team leader(s) must be identified, though they do not need to be the nominator.

Team Formation and Functionality

Clear description of how the team was created and structured. Roles and contributions of all members must be identified. Demonstrated effectiveness of collaboration and team functionality that enabled the contribution.

Impact and Dissemination

The extent to which the team’s contribution has been disseminated, adopted, and had measurable impact on the field. Evidence that the collaboration itself advanced more effective team science in biomedical informatics.

Note

The team leader(s) (who must be an AMIA member) receives the award on behalf of the team. All team members receive recognition through the award citation, program, and website.