Hello everyone. The HCM Teaching Committee is seeking nominations for this year's HCM Excellence in Teaching Award and the HCM Outstanding Early Career Educator Award. Please consider nominating a colleague or submitting a self-nomination for this honor.
Required Materials
To submit your nomination for either award, please send an email to hcm.teachingaward@gmail.com by February 13, 2026 with the following information:
- Your name and institution/program;
- The name, position, institutional affiliation, and email address of the individual you wish to nominate for the 2026 AOM HCM Excellence in Teaching Award;
- A single PDF containing the following:
a. A one-page cover letter regarding the reason for your nomination.
b. A recent CV of the nominee
c. Evidence of the nominees contributions to teaching methods, courses, or innovative materials that generate student learning (e.g., de-identified student evaluations, unsolicited feedback from students or learners regarding the nominee's impact on teaching and/or pedagogy)
d. The contact information of 2-3 individuals, with one being from a former or current student of the nominee, who could provide a brief letter of recommendation.
Description of Awards
Excellence in Teaching Award
The AOM Health Care Management Division's Excellence in Teaching Award, which was established in 2005, recognizes innovative and outstanding teaching that takes place in our classrooms and provides the opportunity to encourage, recognize, and reward the work of excellent, dedicated, and inspiring teachers. Nominations are sought from the both division membership and broader healthcare management/healthcare administration community. Each nominee must be a University level academic staff, tenured or on full-time contract, and must have been employed in a teaching position for at least six years within higher education.
Outstanding Early Career Educator Award
The AOM Health Care Management Division's Outstanding Early Career Educator Award was established in 2024, to recognize outstanding emerging educators in the field. The award encourages, recognizes, and rewards the work of inspiring early career educators. Nominations are sought from both division membership and broader healthcare management/healthcare administration community. Each nominee must be a University level academic staff, tenured or on full-time contract, and must have been employed in a teaching position for at least three years but no more than 5 years within higher education.
------------------------------
Seongwon Choi
Seongwon Choi Person
Los Angeles CA
------------------------------