ACMT Awards

The American College of Medical Toxicology offers career service awards, scholarships, and awards to support research. These award opportunities will become available at specific dates during the year, and the membership will be notified when they become available. The awards include the following:

Matthew J. Ellenhorn Award

Outstanding Service to the College

Outstanding Contribution to Medical Toxicology Education

Outstanding Contribution to Medical Toxicology Research

Michael J. Spadafora Medical Toxicology Travel Award

Travel Scholarship for Underrepresented Minority Medical Trainees

MATTHEW J. ELLENHORN AWARD

Purpose

The Matthew J. Ellenhorn Award is to honor an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to the field of medical toxicology. Dr. Ellenhorn had a distinguished career as an educator and clinician. He was an early member of and examiner for the American Board of Medical Toxicology. He actively contributed to the literature and was a reliable, persistent and provocative interrogator of presenters at the annual toxicology meeting. The textbook, Medical Toxicology: Diagnosis and Management of Human Poisoning, originally co-authored with Donald Barceloux, MD, was a standard for the field.

Criteria

Any member of the College may nominate himself/herself or another member for this award. The nominee must be an active member who has provided service to the College. Additional outstanding contributions should include one or all of the following; teaching, clinical practice, and research.

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient	Year	Recipient
2013	Jeffrey Brent, MD, PhD, FACMT	2004	Richard Dart, MD, FACMT
2012	Robert S. Hoffman, MD, FACMT	2003	Carol Angle, MD
2011	William Banner, MD, FACMT	2002	Howard Mofenson, MD
2010	Kent Olson, MD, FACMT	2001	Barry Rumack, MD, FACMT
2009	Steven Marcus, MD	2000	Frederick Lovejoy, MD
2008	J. Ward Donovan, MD, FACMT	1999	William Robertson, MD
2007	Steven Curry, MD, FACMT	1998	Lewis Goldfrank, MD, FACMT
2006	Charles Becker, MD, FACMT	1997	Helmut Redetsky, MD
2005	Anthony Temple, MD

Nomination Procedures

Letters of nomination should offer detailed specific information regarding the nominees contributions to the field of Medical Toxicology. An accompanying Curriculum Vitae is required.

Send letters to the Awards Committee:
Email: (preferred)

or by mail to:
American College of Medical Toxicology
Attention: Awards Committee
10645 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 200-111
Phoenix, AZ 85028

Award and Presentation

The recipient will be recognized at the annual meeting of the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology. The recipient will have the opportunity to deliver a keynote address on a topic of his/her choice or have one presented in his/her honor. The award itself is both honorary and financial.

Judgment: Each year the Awards Committee will evaluate the new entries submitted and the previous nominees from the last five years. The recommendations are subject to review by the ACMT Board of Directors. The decision of the Board is final, and the Board reserves the right to make no award if there are no nominees of sufficient merit.

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OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE

Purpose

This Award will honor a member who has rendered outstanding service to the American College of Medical Toxicology.

Criteria

Any member may nominate himself/herself or any other member who would be considered a role model. Outstanding service may include but is not limited to; longevity of committee service, chairmanship of committees, new program development or subcommittee creation and leadership, and lead authorship of position statements.

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient
2013	Mark Kirk, MD, FACMT
2012	Erica Liebelt, MD, FACMT
2009	Paul Wax, MD, FACMT
2008	Michael Kosnett, MD, FACMT Click here to see Dr. Kosnett receive the 2008 Outstanding Service Award
2007	Charles McKay, MD, FACMT

Nomination Procedures

Letters of nomination should offer detailed specific information regarding the nominee's contributions to the field of Medical Toxicology. An accompanying Curriculum Vitae is required.
Email: (preferred)

or by mail to:
American College of Medical Toxicology
Attention: Awards Committee
10645 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 200-111
Phoenix, AZ 85028

Award and Presentation

The recipient will be recognized at the annual ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting.

Judgment

Each year the Awards Committee will evaluate the new entries submitted and all previous nominees who were not given the award. The recommendations are subject to review by the ACMT Board of Directors. The decision of the Board is final, and the Board reserves the right to make no award if there are no nominees of sufficient merit.

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OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY EDUCATION

Purpose

This Award will honor an ACMT member who has made significant contributions to the educational pursuits of medical toxicology.

Criteria

Any member of the College may nominate himself/herself or another member for this award. The nominee must be a member of the College. Examples of outstanding contributions may include but are not limited to; an outstanding teacher who has made an educational impact on medical toxicology, development of teaching methods (books, other publications, audiovisual teaching tools, and computer instruction), and outstanding service in medical toxicology fellowship training.

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient
2013	Andrew Dawson, MBBS
2011	Cynthia Aaron, MD, FACMT
2010	Robert S. Hoffman, MD, FACMT
2009	Kevin Osterhoudt, MD, FACMT
2008	Jeffrey Suchard, MD, FACMT
2007	Lewis Nelson, MD, FACMT

Nomination Procedures

Letters of nomination should offer detailed specific information regarding the nominee's contributions to the field of Medical Toxicology. An accompanying Curriculum Vitae is required.

Email: (preferred)

or by mail to:
American College of Medical Toxicology
Attention: Awards Committee
10645 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 200-111
Phoenix, AZ 85028

Award and Presentation

The recipient will be recognized at the annual ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting.

Judgment

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OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH

Purpose

This Award will be presented to a member of the College who has made significant research contributions in the field of medical toxicology.

Criteria

Any member of the College may nominate himself/herself or another member for this award. The nominee must be a member of the College. Examples of outstanding contributions may include but are not limited to; outstanding research either basic or clinical science, research contributions that have changed the practice of medical toxicology, and research innovation.

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient
2013	Yaron Finkelstein, MD
2011	Edward Boyer, MD, FACMT
2010	William Meggs, MD, FACMT

Nomination Procedures

Letters of nomination should offer detailed specific information regarding the nominee's contributions to the field of Medical Toxicology. An accompanying Curriculum Vitae is required.

Email: (preferred)

or by mail to:
American College of Medical Toxicology
Attention: Awards Committee
10645 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 200-111
Phoenix, AZ 85028

Award and Presentation

The recipient will be recognized at the annual ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting.

Judgment

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MICHAEL J. SPADAFORA MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY TRAVEL AWARD

Purpose

Dr. Michael J. Spadafora was an academic emergency physician and medical toxicologist who was a member of the American College of Medical Toxicology. Dr. Spadafora was dedicated to resident education. After his untimely death in 1999, a scholarship was established in his name to encourage residents to pursue Medical Toxicology fellowship training.

Criteria

Any PGY-1 or PGY-2 (or a PGY-3 in a 4 year program) member of an ACGME or AOA accredited residency program is eligible to receive the award. One recipient is chosen each year to attend the annual ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting. The award of $1,500 will provide funds to support travel, meeting registration, meals and lodging.

Nomination Procedures

The nominee should provide the following information:

A current curriculum vitae
A letter documenting verification of employment
A letter of support from the applicant's program director
A letter of nomination from a current ACMT member (if the program director is an ACMT member, then that letter will suffice.)
A 1-2 page essay describing the applicants interest and background in Medical Toxicology

Please send all information to the following address:

Email: (preferred)

or by mail to:
American College of Medical Toxicology
Attention: Awards Committee
10645 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 200-111
Phoenix, AZ 85028

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient
2013	Gillian A. Beauchamp, MD University of Cincinnati, Emergency Medicine Resident
2012	Hallam M. Gugelmann, MD University of Pennsylvania, Emergency Medicine Resident
2011	Travis Olives, MD Hennepin Medical Center, Emergency Medicine / Internal Medicine Resident
2010	Jared W. Pelo, MD University of Virginia School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Resident
2009	Fiona M. Garlich, MD Hennepin Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Resident
2008	David Jang, MD University of Pittsburgh, Emergency Medicine Resident Click here to see Dr. Jang receive the 2008 Spadafora Award
2007	Michael Abraham, MD MS University of Maryland, Emergency Medicine Resident
2006	Michael Levine, MD Brigham and Women's / Massachussetts General Hospital, Emergency Medicine Resident
2003	Jeff Ferguson, MD University of Virginia, Emergency Medicine Resident
2003	Kjell Lindgren, MD Hennepin Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Resident

Judgment

Each year the Awards Committee will evaluate the new entries submitted. The recommendations are subject to review by the ACMT Board of Directors. The decision of the Board is final, and the Board reserves the right to make no award if there are no nominees of sufficient merit.

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TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY MEDICAL TRAINEES

Purpose

The Minority Student Travel Award was established to encourage underrepresented minority medical trainees (medical students or residents) to attend the annual ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting. Initially funded through ACMT’s cooperative agreement with ATSDR, this award provides the opportunity to attend the ACMT annual meeting. One recipient will be chosen each year. The award of $1,500 will provide funds to support travel, meeting registration, meals and lodging.

Nomination Procedures

The nominee should provide the following information:

A current curriculum vitae
A letter of interest/intent
A letter of support from an advisor or residency program director

Please send all information to the following address:

Email: (preferred)

or by mail to:
American College of Medical Toxicology
Attention: Awards Committee
10645 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 200-111
Phoenix, AZ 85028

Past Recipients

Year	Recipient
2013	Cynthia D. Santos, MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Resident
2012	Joshua M. Jauregui, MD Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Emergency Medicine Resident
2011	Jennea A. Correia, MD Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, Emergency Medicine Resident
2010	Benjamin Orozco, MD Hennepin County Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Resident

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