Awards
Lloyd A. Kennedy Award
This award was created to recognize a Pathologists’ Assistant who is a member (in good standing) of the PA Section of the CAP-ACP in recognition of their outstanding contributions to continuing professional development in the area of medical laboratory practice.
Award entitlements:
-$150 honorarium
-speaking engagement (during the PA conference or in the virtual education series – includes travel, accommodations and complimentary PA conference registration)
-certificate presented to the recipient by the Head of the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s University or delegate
-acknowledgement during the CAP-ACP Reception at the annual CAP-ACP conference.
The nomination deadline is March 1st. The PA Section Education Committee will send an email to the voting PA Section members asking for nominations, will coordinating voting, and will endorse the proposed recipient to the PA Section Executive Committee prior to April 1st . The PA Section Chair will let the CAP-ACP Awards committee know which PA will receive the award prior to May 1 st.
The nomination form can be found on our parent website, https://cap-acp.org/page/award-LAKPA
PA Distinguished Service Award
This Award shall be presented to a member (in good standing) of the CAP-ACP PA section who is a resident in Canada as a mark of recognition of outstanding, sustained devotion to the development of the Association including the PA Section and the CCCPA-CCCAP. The Award shall usually be presented annually; but if, in the opinion of the PA Section Executive Committee and the CCCPA-CCCAP BOD, a suitable candidate is not available in any year, the Award shall not be made.
The recipient of this Award shall be recommended to the CAP-ACP Executive by the PA Section Executive and the CCCPA-CCCAP BOD who may seek the advice of Past Officers of the Association, or the members at large. The PA Section Chair shall report the choice to the Awards committee/CAP-ACP Executive by May 1 st. The recipient of the Award is not expected to give an address or present a paper. The Award and the reading of a citation shall be made at the Annual Meeting of the Association.
The PA Service Award – PA Section
The Award shall be presented to a voting member of the CAP-ACP PA section who is a resident in Canada as a mark of recognition of outstanding recent work to the development of the PA Section.
The Award shall usually be presented annually; but if, in the opinion of the PA Section Executive Committee, a suitable candidate is not available in any year, the Award shall not be made.
The recipient of this Award shall be recommended to the CAP-ACP Executive by the PA Section Executive who may seek the advice of Past Officers of the Association, the members at large, or committee members.
The PA Section Chair shall report the choice to the Awards committee/CAP-ACP Executive by May 1st.
The recipient of the Award is not expected to give an address or present a paper. The Award and the reading of a citation shall be made at the Annual Meeting of the Association.
The PA Service Award – CCCPA-CCCAP
The Award shall be presented to a CCCPA-CCCAP certified PA who is a resident in Canada as a mark of recognition of outstanding recent work to the development of the CCCPA-CCCAP.
The Award shall usually be presented annually; but if, in the opinion of the CCCAP-CCCAP BOD, a suitable candidate is not available in any year, the Award shall not be made.
The recipient of this Award shall be recommended to the CAP-ACP Executive the CCCPA-CCCAP BOD who may seek the advice of Past Officers of the Association, or members at large, or committee members.
The CEO of the CCCPA-CCCAP shall report the choice to the Awards committee/CAP-ACP Executive by May 1st.
The recipient of the Award is not expected to give an address or present a paper. The Award and the reading of a citation shall be made at the Annual Meeting of the Association.