Award Rules

General Rules

• MEMSA recognizes individuals and organizations who have contributed significantly to high quality EMS and whose actions have resulted in better patient outcomes in the prehospital, emergency department, or transportation phase of emergency care.
• Awards are presented each year at MEMSA’s annual membership meeting during the MO EMS Conference & Expo.
• Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

1. Submission:
   Online nominations and supporting materials (limit of six) must be uploaded to the online nomination form on the MEMSA website and clearly titled for submission.
2. Format:
   All applications must be submitted using the online MEMSA Nomination Form and the nominee’s resume must be uploaded. You may upload up to six supporting documents. Photographs or copies of photographs may be included as supporting documents by uploading them to the nomination form, but you are limited to six items total.
3. Deadline:
   The deadline to submit the online nomination form is midnight on May 31 each year.
4. Judging:
   Winners are determined through a process identified by the MEMSA Board of Directors and the Awards Chairperson and will be objectively scored in the following areas:
   • Community support and involvement
   • EMS involvement
   • Contributions to local and/or state EMS
   • Letters of recommendation/support from medical directors, community leaders, and others
   • Other documentation that supports the nomination

   Letters of support should be current and include the name of the award for which the person is being nominated. This may include letters from patients, community organizations, local government, peers, and boards of directors. To be considered for an award, nominations must have a thoroughly prepared application and supporting documentation.

5. Limit on Award Nominations:
   An individual may only be considered for one MEMSA award annually. If an individual is nominated for more than one award, the MEMSA Awards Chairperson and MEMSA President will assign that individual’s nomination to one award category only. This is not to be considered an implied or expressed decision to present said award to that individual.
6. Eligibility:
   Refer to the categories and criteria below. No member of the MEMSA Board of Directors is eligible for any individual award except the Presidential Leadership Award. However, the service in which they are employed and the personnel are eligible for any of the awards.
7. Letters of Support:
   Any member of the MEMSA Board of Directors may write letters of support for nominees without any statement indicating support of the association or board, such as “On behalf of MEMSA.”
8. Notification:
   The Awards Chairperson will notify the MEMSA Board of Directors of the nominees before they are submitted for judging. Unless otherwise directed, only the nominators of the award recipients and the MEMSA Board and corporate sponsor representative, if applicable, will be notified of the award selection results prior to the event. Nominators of candidates not chosen for an award will be informed as soon as the information is available.
9. Conflict:
   The Officers of MEMSA will have the final say on rule interpretation if conflict should arise. The Awards Chairperson will also be involved with this decision.
10. BEMS:
    The Director of the Bureau of EMS will be asked to assist in the presentation of the MEMSA awards.