MINNEAPOLIS, April 11, 2008—Nominations are being accepted for the 2008 MMA Outstanding Achievement Awards.

The Outstanding Achievement Awards honor physicians and medical students in Minnesota who have made significant contributions to their profession, in their practice, or to the world around them.

Nominating someone you know is a great way to let them know that you appreciate their efforts — and to shine the spotlight on someone who has been doing good things.

The awards will be presented at the MMA's 155th Annual Meeting, to be held Sept. 17–19 in St. Paul.

Nominations may be made for these awards:

Community Service Award—for physicians with outstanding records of serving their communities.

MMA Medical Student Award—for participating members of the MMA Medical Student
Section who demonstrate leadership.

Physician Leadership in Quality Award—for Minnesota physicians who have advanced quality and safety in health care.

Minority Affairs Meritorious Service Award—for physicians who provide outstanding service to minority populations.

Physician Communicator Award—for physicians who have shown excellence in communicating with the public through published or broadcast work. Rules for the Physician Communicator Award are available here.

A list of last year's winners is available here.

For more information the nominating process, and for a form to use in nominate someone, click here.

Nominations can be emailed to vwestling@mnmed.org, faxed to (612) 378-3875, or mailed to:

Awards
Minnesota Medical Association
1300 Godward St. NE, Suite 2500
Minneapolis, MN 55413

All nominations must be received by July 9, 2008.