Award Overview

This travel award was established to encourage medical trainees (medical students or residents), who self-identify as members of any underrepresented group, to attend ACMT’s Annual Scientific Meeting. The award honors the memory and contributions of Dr. Michael Shannon, an ACMT Past President who passed in 2009. Dr. Shannon was the first African American to serve as a division chief at Children's Hospital Boston and served as chief of both the emergency medicine and clinical pharmacology departments.

Initially funded through ACMT’s cooperative agreement with ATSDR, this award is now funded entirely by the Medical Toxicology Foundation.

The awardee will be recognized at the 2025 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting & Symposium in Vancouver, Canada, April 4 – 6, 2025. The award includes registration and reimbursement of up to $1,500 to support travel, meals and lodging to attend the 2025 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, April 4-6, 2025.

Award Eligibility

Any medical student or resident who self-identifies as a member of an underrepresented group is eligible to apply.

Application Procedures

Applicant is required to provide the following information combined into one single pdf file in the order listed below:

1. Current curriculum vitae
2. Letter documenting verification of employment
3. Letter of support from an advisor or residency program director
4. Letter of nomination from a current ACMT member (if program director is and ACMT member, that letter will suffice
5. 1–2-page essay describing the applicant’s interest in and background in medical toxicology

Submission

Submit application materials in .pdf format to awards@acmt.net with 'DEI Award' in the subject line. There is no need to apply to both the Michael P. Shannon DEI Travel Award and the J&J Consumer Health DEI Travel Award as applicants will be considered for both awards.

Judgment

The ACMT DEI Task Force evaluates application submissions. Recipient recommendations are subject to review by the MTF Board of Directors. The Board reserves the right to make no award if there are no applicants of sufficient merit.

Applicants will be notified of award status in early December.