Award Description:
The Clive Callender, MD Circle of Excellence Award honors a candidate from the African American, Asian American - Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or Native American community who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and made a meaningful impact within the field of organ, eye, and tissue donation or transplantation for communities of color. As a result of their leadership, they exemplify the highest level of professionalism and compassion, as demonstrated by Dr. Callender.
Award Criteria:
- perseveres in the face of adversity
- is known in the donation and transplantation community as a reliable, go-to person, willing volunteer in the organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation community or good citizen (e.g. reaches out to new staff; motivates others; mentors) who enriches the importance of organ donation
- implements change in a positive manner and strives to ensure its success
- demonstrates ability to "stir the pot" for positive, fresh impact
- approaches problem-solving with a solution orientation
- inspires and encourages personal and professional development in others
- builds strong relationships that support a high level of trust and credibility
- promotes transfer of knowledge and influence from person to person
- the nominee must be a clinical, volunteer, academia, donation or transplantation professional
- self-nominations are not allowed