Nominees for the Straatsma Award must fulfill the following criteria:
• Be an Associate Member of the AUPO and a Member or Fellow of the AAO
• Have served as a Program Director at an ACGME-accredited AUPO member program for a minimum of 3 years
• Currently serve as the Program Director
• Embody the qualities of:
- Commitment to resident education
- Dedication to the residency training process
- Active engagement in program leadership
- Innovation in and/or advancement of residency education in Ophthalmology at the Regional, National or AUPO level
• Be the consummate teacher/mentor/advisor
Special consideration in the selection process will be given:
• In recognition of current activities, not simply to length of service or to contributions made many years previously
• To nominees who have published in peer-reviewed literature on subjects related to residency education
• To innovative work
• To those who have achieved a leadership role in medical education
• To achievement in mentoring other educators/future educators