Rural Healthcare Workforce Recognition Awards
The Virginia Rural Healthcare Workforce Awards will recognize and thank individuals and/or organizations for making significant contributions to rural communities through education, recruitment and retention initiatives designed to address Virginia’s healthcare workforce shortage.
Two nominees will be selected for each award.
Rural Healthcare Workforce Individual Award for Distinguished Service
This award will acknowledge individuals that are actively involved in successful initiatives addressing healthcare workforce shortages in rural areas of Virginia. The individual must have played an important role in the design and implementation of programs and been instrumental in carrying out the program successfully.
Rural Healthcare Workforce Organization Award for Outstanding Contribution
This award will recognize organization’s innovation and excellent performance in their efforts designed to address and enhance health care workforce shortage initiatives in rural areas.
Deadline
Fully completed and detailed nomination packets must be submitted to the address below. Packets will be received from January 11, 2010 to March 1, 2010. Nomination packets will only be accepted by email.
Presentation of Awards
These awards will be presented at the 2010 Health Workforce Summit, scheduled for March 16, 2010.
All recipients will be recognized on the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy and Virginia's State Rural Health Plan websites.