Dear AHI Colleague:
Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the Academy for Healthcare Improvement. Your gift can be designated to support the 1) Paul Baltalden Annual Award, 2) the Duncan Neuhauser Annual Award, or 3) the AHI as a whole.
As healthcare quality improvement professionals, we ask that you help to ensure the future of the Academy for Healthcare Improvement. Donations can be made online or by completing and returning this form to the AHI Office at the address below. Your gift will be designated as you specify.
Thank you for your generous contribution to help the Academy for Healthcare Improvement to continue to fund its initiatives to fulfill its vision to build a healthcare system that is high value and continuously improving.
Duncan Neuhauser Curricular Innovation Awards
In order to encourage the development and dissemination of original curricular materials pertaining to the teaching of improvement in healthcare, AHI hosts the annual Duncan Neuhauser Curricular Innovation Awards in Healthcare Improvement. This award, presented at the AHI Scientific Symposium annually, recognizes new curricular material that has potential for significant impact in teaching improvement in healthcare, is innovative in its educational approach, and has the ability to be adopted by other schools, institutions, or professions. A first prize of $500 is awarded, with the second and third place awardees receiving $300 and $200 respectively. Materials may include: case studies, classroom exercises, or other didactic materials that can be used for teaching improvement in healthcare. Content areas may include: patient-centered care, patient safety, quality improvement, informatics, evidence-based care, and teamwork/communication. Submitted materials will be peer reviewed. Winning entries will be posted on the AHI website.
Paul Batalden Leadership Award
This award recognizes a senior who exemplifies the type of career that has advanced the mission of AHI. The unique aspect to quality improvement is the emphasis on scholarship.
Criteria for award selection:
- International recognition as a contributor to the field
- Publications consistent with the scholarship mission of AHI
- Clear impact on mentoring to students and junior faculty and to the field in general
- Visionary who has helped shape the field with original ideas, innovation, and creativity
- Serves as a role model to many
- Has demonstrated an enduring commitment to advancing the scholarship of improvement
Donate online today!
Or you may print out the form and mail to:
Academy for Healthcare Improvement
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean VA 22101
703/556-9222
Questions? E-mail to info@a4hi.org or phone 703/556-9222