The Pharmacy Practice Research Award is for an outstanding contribution to the biomedical literature that is relevant to pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems.
The award will be given annually to the author(s) of an important contribution of research relevant to health-system pharmacy practice published during the calendar year preceding the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting at which the Award is presented. This award is not intended to recognize research in drug therapy (see Drug Therapy Research Award).
Description of Award
This award consists of a $4,000 honorarium, a $1,000 expense allowance to attend the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting for the award presentation, and a plaque.
Eligibility
Article
For this award, research refers to formalized testing using the scientific approach, and includes survey research, modeling, comparative studies, meta-analysis, and other types of research publications that are not research in drug therapy (see Drug Therapy Research Award). Contributions to the biomedical literature eligible for the award may include published materials appearing in the primary literature (electronic or print) that are widely available. The work should reveal (or it should be obvious) that the problem studied was derived from or is applicable to pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems.
Author
At the time of the completion of the research, the nominated author (or, in the case of multiple authorship, at least one of the authors who was a significant contributor to the research) shall have been a pharmacist.
Selection Process
A selection panel will review submitted publications and select the highest quality paper that is most pertinent to pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems. Click on the link below for the names of selection panel members:
Selection Criteria
The following criteria and point values will be used:
• Originality - 20 points
• Significance to Hospital or Health System Practice - 15 points
• Research Methodology - 25 points
• Data Analysis - 25 points
• Validity of Conclusions - 15 points
• Total 100 points
Award Recipients
Learn more about awardees chosen this year and from previous years.