Artemis Award

The nominee must be a YO member and in good standing with the American Academy of Ophthalmology.  The Academy defines a “YO” as a member-in-training (a resident or undergoing fellowship training) or within his or her first five years of practice

The nominee will have demonstrated caring and service of an exemplary degree to patients or to the public in general in the US or abroad. Qualifying service might include, but is not limited to:
Outreach to a population in particular need
Focused efforts to address health care disparities
Initiation of educational programs geared towards patients
Design of community-based programs which emphasize compassion and quality care

The service must have been above and beyond the usual service commitment or expected by virtue of the type of service involved.

The service must have been consonant with the principles of the Code of Ethics of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

2020 Artemis Award nominations are now open. PDF and Word versions of the form are available below. The deadline to receive the 2020 Artemis Award nomination form is Feb. 14, 2020.

2020 Artemis Award Nomination Form (PDF) and 2020 Artemis Award Nomination Form (Word)

Nominations are solicited from: State, subspecialty and specialized interest societies represented on the Academy’s Council, supranational societies and Ophthalmology Department Chairs and Program Directors.

Each nominating body must complete the following items -

• Artemis Award Nomination Form per nominee
• Nominee’s curriculum vitae
• Summary in 500 words or less the nature of the service, the sustainability of service, the length and consistency of service and the scope of impact.
• No more than three letters of recommendation may be included but are not required.

The Academy’s Senior Ophthalmologist (SO) Committee will consider nominations that meet the qualifications and criteria above and that are received by the deadline. Selection of the award recipient will be determined on the basis of factors including, but not limited to: innovation; infrastructure strength; sustainability, impact/scale, and the recommendations of the nominating body.

Questions? Contact Neeshah Azam at nazam@aao.org