Awards

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2024 ASA Award for Excellence in Research

 

The 2024 ASA Award for Excellence in Research will be announced in the October 2024 issue of Anesthesiology and presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting during the Celebration of Research.

The annual ASA Excellence in Research Award recognizes an individual for outstanding achievement in research that has or is likely to have an important impact on the practice of anesthesiology. The individual’s work represents a body of original, mature, and sustained contribution to the advancement of the science of anesthesiology. Awardees are presently engaged in research related to anesthesiology and are academically accomplished with peer-reviewed publications and funded research.

Previous Award Winners (1999-present): American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Award for Excellence in Research

 

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2024 James E. Cottrell, M.D., Presidential Scholar Award

 

The 2024 James E. Cottrell, M.D., Presidential Scholar Award will be announced in the October 2024 issue of Anesthesiologyand presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting during the Celebration of Research.

The James E. Cottrell, M.D., Presidential Scholar Award recognizes colleagues who dedicate their formative careers to research. Awardees are anesthesiologists within 10 years of their first appointment to a department of anesthesiology, Board-certified in their country of practice, an ASA member, and clinically active in anesthesia, intensive care, or pain medicine. Awardees are also academically accomplished with peer-reviewed publications and funded research.

Previous Award Winners (2003-present): James E. Cottrell, M.D., Presidential Scholar Award

 

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Nomination Process

 

Nominations for both awards may be submitted between December and March (deadline is March 31). All nomination materials should be submitted via email to the to Managing Editor, Anesthesiology; e-mail: managing-editor@anesthesiology.org.

ASA Award for Excellence in Research

The completed application must include the nominee’s current curriculum vitae, a letter of nomination, and a seconding letter from two individuals with an understanding of the research contributions of the individual.

James E. Cottrell, M.D., Presidential Scholar Award

The nominee’s department chair should submit a letter of support and the nominee’s current curriculum vitae as well as one seconding letter from a senior faculty member. Only one nominee per department will be accepted.