Pediatric Complex Care Achievement Awards

The Pediatric Complex Care Achievement Awards celebrate individuals who dedicate their lives—through commitment and work—to serving children with medical complexity. The awards honor those who have made exceptional, long-lasting contributions to help children with medical complexity in many areas, including clinical care delivery, advocacy, policy, administration, research, and education/training. The awards also honor lived experience incorporated into any of these areas.

This year, the awardees for the Lifetime Achievement Award are:

• Cheri Scott
• Dr. Ellen Roy Elias

This year’s honoree for the Mid-Career Achievement Award is:

• Dr. Rahel Berhane

Learn about past awardees on our Awardees page.

More about the Pediatric Complex Care Awards

Mid-Career Award

To award and celebrate individuals from any background or profession who, in the middle of their careers, with at least 10 years of service who:

• Are dedicating their lives—through commitment and work—to serve children with medical complexity in any setting (local, regional, national, etc.)
• Are making exceptional contributions to help the children and their families in areas including, but not limited to, clinical care delivery, advocacy, healthcare policy, administration, research, and education training, as well as lived experience incorporated into any of these areas
• Show promise for continued excellence in helping children with medical complexity and their families

Lifetime Achievement Award

To award and celebrate individuals from any background or profession who:

• Have dedicated their lives—through a lifetime of commitment and work—to serve children with medical complexity
• Have made exceptional, long-lasting contributions to help the children and their families in areas including, but not limited to, clinical care delivery, advocacy, healthcare policy, administration, research, and education/training, as well as lived experience incorporated into any of these areas

Application Deadline

Application materials are due by January 15 each year. Self-nominations are welcomed.