OARSI Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is intended to honor a person who has devoted much of their career to the advancement of the science associated with osteoarthritis. It may be in a broad area or may be in a specific area of the disease, but preferably both. For example, the broad advancement may be in the promotion and education about osteoarthritis, leadership in the field, a past leader of the society, repeated innovations that have advanced the field.  Examples of a specific arena would be epidemiology, pathology, surgery, cartilage biology, molecular biology, biomechanics.

Some specifics for consideration:

• Time committed to osteoarthritis research: at least 20 years
• Note:  Osteoarthritis may not be their only contribution to the medical sciences
• The awardee does not have to be a member of  OARSI
• The awardee may not be an active member of the OARSI Board of Directors.
• Previous award winners are not eligible.
• Self-nomination is not possible.
• The awardee is not required to have an MD or PhD.

Submit a statement explaining why your nominee should receive the Lifetime Achievement Award along with CV.  Include a summary of accomplishments and examples of leadership in the field of OA research. Email your letter of nomination to OARSI Executive Director Elizabeth Grotos at egrotos@oarsi.org.  

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