Awards & Masterships
One of the goals of the American College of Physicians is to “recognize excellence and distinguished contributions to internal medicine.” As a way of achieving this goal, the College offers 20 national awards and a number of Masterships each year.
The Nominator supplies five letters of support (his or her nomination letter and four additional supporting letters) as well as the nominee’s curriculum vitae with complete bibliography via the online submission form. The Awards Committee reviews all nominees at their yearly meeting and scores each individually. The nominees with the highest scores are recommended as candidates for awards and Masterships to the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents reviews the candidates and, if found to represent the highest standards of the College, approves the candidates. Approved candidates are informed by their Governors and formally presented their awards and Masterships at the annual Internal Medicine meeting approximately six months later.
Key Dates
| April 1 | Richard Neubauer Advocate for Internal Medicine Award nomination materials due |
| April 1 | Johnson Award nomination materials due |
| July 1 | Nomination materials due for all other awards and Masterships — materials received after this date will be held for consideration in the following year’s cycle |
| September | Awards Committee selects recommended candidates; Board of Regents reviews/approves candidates |
| November | Announcements made on ACP Online and via message to all nominators |
Nominator Resources
Awards & Masterships
- John Phillips Memorial Award for Outstanding Work in Clinical Medicine Honorary
- James D. Bruce Memorial Award for Distinguished Contributions in Preventive
- American College of Physicians Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine
- Edward R. Loveland Memorial Award for a Distinguished Contribution in the Health Field
- William C. Menninger Memorial Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Science of Mental Health
- Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Awards from The Rosenthal Family Foundation
- Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award for Devotion of a Career in Internal Medicine to the Care of Patients
- Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Scholar Award for Scholarly Activities in the Humanities and History of Medicine
- Alvan R. Feinstein Memorial Award
- Walter J. McDonald Award for Early Career Physicians
- Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award
- Samuel Eichold II Memorial Award for Contributions in Diabetes
- Alfred Stengel Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to the American College of Physicians
- Outstanding Volunteer Clinical Teacher Award of the American College of Physicians
- Joseph F. Boyle Award for Distinguished Public Service
- Oscar E. Edwards Memorial Award for Volunteerism and Community Service
- Walter J. McDonald Award for Early Career Physicians
- Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award
- American College of Physicians Award for Diversity and Access to Care
Related Links
- Past Leadership: Past Masters of the American College of Physicians, 1923 to the Present.
- Convocation: Discover the tradition of Convocation at the American College of Physicians.
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