Meet the 2024 Winner: Elizabeth Viglianti, MD MPH, MSc
Dr. Elizabeth M. Viglianti is an Assistant Professor in the department of Internal Medicine in the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michigan and is the Lead of Equity Science for the Department of Internal Medicine at the Veteran Affairs Hospital in Ann Arbor. Dr. Viglianti’s research is supported by the NIH and the VA and her research interests focus on improving the care of the persistently critically ill and on the experience of and organizational response to sexual harassment especially as it pertains to trainees in medicine.
Description:
This award recognizes a junior faculty with exemplary achievements in a scientific area of interest to the Assembly and who demonstrates clear promise for a future of sustained productivity. The awardee will be honored at the CC Assembly gathering at the ATS International Conference.
Criteria:
Candidate should be:
- An active clinician or investigator in critical care medicine within ~10 years of completion of training (i.e., fellowship or terminal doctoral degree, whichever was completed/awarded latest)
- A CCA member (primary or secondary).
- Contributions to the CC Assembly in the form of committee participation or leadership, promoting CCA diversity, and/or otherwise advancing the CCA’s mission will be viewed favorably.
The nomination package must include a nomination letter touching on all four scoring metrics (see below scoring rubric) from one or more members of ATS describing why the award is merited. Nominators should note in their letter any extenuating circumstances affecting the nominee. The curriculum vitae from the candidate must also be included with the nomination packet. Unawarded nominations from prior years do not carry over and should be resubmitted; previous awardees are not eligible for the same award.
Example Nomination Letters:
Alison E. Turnbull, DVM, MPH, PhD, 2023 Awardee
Lauren E Ferrante, MD, MHS, ATSF, 2022 Awardee
Scoring Rubric:
Applicants are scored on 4 criteria using a 1-5 rating system (with 1 being the best) across the below categories. In the event that none of the nominees in a given category receive an average score ≤3 , the Planning Committee may choose to defer granting an award in that category that year. If the Planning Committee does not receive any eligible nominations in a given category (e.g., CCA member, active clinician/investigator for roughly the stated time frame), the Committee may choose to nominate an individual, who must be unanimously approved by all members in order to receive the award.
- Scientific Contributions/Products (which may include: research articles, data, reagents, software, and intellectual property)
- Teaching/Mentoring/Educational/Advocacy Contributions
- Participation in Assembly and ATS Activities (administrative, committees, workshops etc.)
- Overall impact/impression of dossier submitted for award application
View Previous Award Recipients
2023- Alison E. Turnbull, DVM, MPH, PhD
2022 - Lauren E. Ferrante, MD, MHS, ATSF
2021 - Michael Harhay, Ph.D, MPH, and Michael Sjoding, MD
2020 - Matthew Semler, MD, MSc
2019 - Matthew Churpek, MD, MPH
2018 - Hallie C. Prescott, MD
2017 - Nuala Meyer, MD, MS
2016 - Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc
2015 - Colin R. Cooke, MD
