Every year, the Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section offers the Young Investigator Award, Outstanding Teaching Award, Distinguished Achievement Award, and Best Contributed Paper at JSM Award. Nominations are open for the following three:
- Young Investigator Award is a $500 prize recognizing a promising young investigator for their promise as a statistics educator or in conducting statistics education research in the health sciences. A young investigator is defined as a current graduate student or a recent graduate who received their terminal degree no more than seven years ago, is in a position with rank below associate professor, and does not hold tenure (or equivalent classification).
- Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes an outstanding statistics educator and mentor in the health sciences with a $250 prize.
- Distinguished Achievement Award recognizes a section member who has provided outstanding longtime service to the section and American Statistical Association. It carries a $250 prize.
Nominations are due by May and should be sent to tshs.asa@gmail.com.
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