Annually, 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
Recognizes 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 and 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.

Distinguished Achievement Award
Recognizes a section member who has provided outstanding longtime service to the section and American Statistical Association.

The Outstanding Teaching and Distinguished Achievement awards carry a $250 cash prize, while the Young Investigator Award carries a $500 cash prize. 

The deadline for nominations is May 1. Any inquiries and all award nominations should be emailed.