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Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award

The Health Administration Professional Advisory Group’s Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award is presented to a Health Services officer in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments and has 8 to 10 years of healthcare management or public health administration experience. This officer must exhibit exceptional leadership ability and exemplary service, while substantially advancing the health of the Nation through innovative and strategic solutions as well as significantly impacting the mission of the Corps.

The healthcare administration officer must provide stellar leadership in the:

  • Management of a health care program;
  • Improvement of processes and programmatic activities which influence the delivery and quality of health care services; or
  • Development, enhancement, or implementation of healthcare and regulatory policy.
Nomination criteria:
Curriculum vitae and a narrative explaining the nominee’s contributions, demonstrated leadership, and national impact (not to exceed two pages). Please submit electronically to CDR Valerie Darden.

Nomination submission:
Open until January 31, 2008

Contact:
CDR Valerie Darden
Public Health Analyst
HIV/AIDS Bureau, Division of Community Based Programs
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7A30
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-0944
Fax: 301-443-1884

Type of Award: Plaque

Past Awardees:
2007 CAPT Peter Delany, SAMSHA
2006  CAPT Amy Barkin, HRSA