ONS Excellence Awards

Mrs. Carole H. Martz, RN, MS, AOCN® 2008 Excellence in Survivor Advocacy Award Recipient

All awards, grants, and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.

Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support achievements and involvement of patient advocacy across the cancer treatment continuum, particularly as it relates to survivorship issues.

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the following criteria:

• Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member
• Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
• Been actively engaged in patient and survivor advocacy (e.g., legislative, regulatory, insurance discrimination issues) at the federal, state, or local level for at least two years immediately preceding nomination

Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows:

• Demonstrated patient and survivor advocacy on a consistent basis in a work setting that cares for individuals with cancer.
• Helped to recruit nurses or other health professionals to become engaged in survivor advocacy.
• Collaborated with other organizations, entities, and individual advocates to further recognition of survivorship priorities and issues.
• Served as a role model for other healthcare professionals and the public by active involvement in cancer support groups, survivor groups, and/or other identified networks or organizations for individuals with cancer.

Application deadline is August 15, 2008.

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