Kanter Prize
Eligibility:
To be eligible to receive the Kanter Prize, nominees must have first and foremost put into effect or developed an operational plan to significantly enhance the delivery of health care in the United States by minimizing disparities.
Nomination possibilities are unlimited and we encourage submission of all notable achievements that address the general definitions of enhancing health care delivery and disparity. Disparities include any inequality in health care delivery due to ethnicity, socioeconomic status, beliefs, race, religion, language, prejudice, bias, geographic constraints, and other factors.
Additionally, all nominees must be:
• A licensed Doctor of Medicine – MD or DO.
• A United States citizen.
• Currently practicing in the United States.
• In good standing with his/her state of licensure.
• Nominated through a state, territory, military or District of Columbia MD or DO medical society.
Individuals with any current or past affiliation with the Health Legacy Partnership (HELP), The Joseph H. Kanter Family Foundation, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and/or Kanter Prize Selection Committee panelists are not eligible to participate.
Guidelines:
• Only designated state, territory, military and District of Columbia medical associations or societies (MD or DO) may submit nominees.
• Individuals and organizations may and are welcome to recommend physicians to designated medical associations or societies directly, and may enter joint nominations, but only nominees submitted by the associations or societies will be considered eligible.
• Medical associations or societies may nominate only one (1) physician each.
• Joint nominations are welcome (i.e. a single physician may be nominated to represent two or more medical associations or societies).
• Nominees must have developed a method or plan that has successfully enhanced health care delivery by minimizing disparities.
• Nominees are not required to be members of the nominating MD/DO association or society. However, the nomination is only valid if submitted through the aforementioned medical associations or societies.
• Nominators must be well acquainted with the candidate and/or his professional work to be able to attest to his/her qualifications and achievements.
• Nominators must be unrelated to the nominee by birth or marriage.
• The Kanter Prize committee encourages nominators to collaborate with their nominees to present a strong, well-informed nomination submission.
