The Blue Jay Consulting/Emergency Medicine Foundation Award is presented to a current emergency department physician leader who has made a significant impact on improving the operations of his/her department, resulting in improvements in the quality of patient care. This award is sponsored jointly by Blue Jay Consulting and the Emergency Medicine Foundation. Blue Jay Consulting is a team of nationally recognized emergency department leaders who improve processes, provide enhanced interim leadership, or develop a combination of the two. We implement solutions with quantifiable results and tackle each project with a hands-on, in the- trenches approach. Blue Jay is dedicated to the quality of emergency care and are active contributors in the emergency care arena. The Emergency Medicine Foundation is the oldest organization with the sole purpose of supporting research and education in the specialty. Since 1972, EMF has awarded more than $9 million in important emergency medicine research through competitive grants ranging in scope from health policy to career development to fellowships, just to name a few. EMF has also helped fund worthwhile projects like the ACEP Workforce Study, The National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine, AHRQ conference, the Emergency Medicine Basic Research Skills course, and the EMF/ACEP Teaching Fellowship course. EMF provides the stepping stone for larger grants from the NIH, CDC, and AHRQ. EMF continues to fund research and projects derived from the priorities of the American College of Emergency Physicians. With your help, we can continue to make a difference in emergency medicine.

The Blue Jay Consulting / Emergency Medicine Foundation Award for Outstanding Emergency Department Director of the Year is a crystal statuette with the name of the recipient inscribed on the base of the award.

Any member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) may nominate himself/herself or another member for this award. The leadership team of any hospital or health care system may nominate a member for this award. The nominee must be an Active or Life member of the College and must currently be in a leadership position in an emergency department. The nominee must demonstrate significant contributions to the department in the following categories: Quality Patient Care, Operational Effectiveness, Education, and Community Service. The nominee will demonstrate collaborative relationships with nursing and ancillary departments to implement and improve operational and clinical standards based on evidence-based practice. The nominee will create and sustain a high degree of patient satisfaction with emergency care delivery and will implement creative and innovative strategies to address emergency department throughput.

 Any member or hospital leader may nominate an ACEP member by completing the nomination form. Forms are available to download online at www.bluejayconsulting.com or www.emfoundation.org.

Submit the nomination form, nominee's curriculum vitae, and any supporting materials to:
	Holly Hull Miori, MTS, EMF Development Manager
e-mail:	info@emfoundation.org
mail:	PO BOX 619911
	Dallas, TX 75261-9911

All entries must be completed and received via e-mail or mail no later than Monday, February 1, 2010 for consideration by the selection panel.

The selection panel, which will consist of appointees from the Emergency Medicine Foundation and Blue Jay Consulting, will judge the entries, with its recommendations subject to review by the EMF Board of Trustees. The decision of the Board is final, and the Board reserves the right to make no award if there are no nominees of sufficient merit. The awardee must be present at the Emergency Department Directors Academy, Phase II, on Monday, April 26, 2010 in Dallas, TX to receive the award. If the awardee is not scheduled to attend this course, airfare and one night's hotel will be provided.

For more information about the Emergency Department Director of the Year Award, please visit our web sites or contact Holly Hull Miori at info@emfoundation.org

 To apply, click on the Award Nomination Form .