Specialty Practitioner of the Year Award Rubric

The Leadership & Management Specialty Practitioner Award Rubric is used to score Leadership & Management Practitioner of the Year nominations.

Leadership & Management Section Related Items

Contributions to the Profession Through Respiratory Care Leadership
Nominee has made significant contributions to the profession through respiratory care leadership & service at the local/state/national level. 5
Nominee has made valuable contributions to the profession through respiratory care leadership & service at the local/state/national level. 3
Nominee has made some contributions to the profession through respiratory care leadership & service at the local/state/national level. 2
Nominee has made minor contributions to the profession through respiratory care leadership & service at the local/state/national level. 1
Nominee has made no contributions to the profession through respiratory care leadership & service at the local/state/national level. 0

 

Management/Leadership/Related Experiences
Candidate has strong evidence as

  • accomplished respiratory care leadership/management skills shared with others (e.g., participation on AARConnect Leadership/Management section community, state affiliate RT program PAC member, formal student/professional mentor)
  • chaired or written respiratory care policies and procedures, competencies, frameworks, content standards, assessments, protocols for place of employment, state affiliate or AARC Leadership/Management Section (e.g., AARConnect Leadership/Management Community)
  • experience as a mentor for succession planning (e.g., facility, state or national)
 5
Candidate has moderate evidence of

  • accomplished respiratory care leadership/management skills shared with others
  • participant developing written respiratory care policies and procedures, competencies, frameworks, content standards, assessment, and protocols for facility, state affiliate or AARC Leadership/Management Section (e.g., AARConnect Leadership/Management Community)
  • experience as a mentor for succession planning (e.g., facility, state or national)
 2
Candidate has limited evidence of

  • respiratory care leadership/management skills share with others (e.g., participation on AARConnect Leadership/Management section community, state affiliate)
  • developing written respiratory care policies and procedures, competencies, frameworks, content standards, assessment, and protocols for facility, state affiliate or AARC Leadership/Management Section (e.g., AARConnect Leadership/Management Community)
 1

 

National Leadership/Management Activities
Candidate has an exceptional history of professional active participation within the profession at the national level:

  • held leadership positions at the national level
  • served on at least three committees at the national level (could be but not limited to a state committee)
  • received national honor(s)
  • regularly presented topics at national meetings
 5
Candidate has a good history of professional active participation within the profession at the national level such as:

  • held a leadership position at the state and/or national level (could be but not limited to a state and/or national committee or board)
  • served on at least two committees at the national level
  • received a national honor specific to their role as a respiratory care educator
  • regularly presented at professional meetings
 4
Candidate has an emerging history of professional active participation within the profession at the national level such as:

  • served on a committee at the national level (e.g., a state committee)
  • has received a national honor related to their work as a respiratory care leader/manager
  • has presented at least twice at national professional meetings
 3
Candidate has a limited history of professional active participation within the profession at the national level:

  • has served on a committee at the national level
 2
Candidate has presented at least once at a national AARC meeting 1
Candidate shows no professional active participation at the national level 0

 

State Leadership/Management Activities
Candidate has an exceptional history of professional and active participation within their state related to respiratory care leadership/management such as:

  • held/holds leadership positions at the state level
  • has chaired some state committee(s)
  • has received multiple local or state honors
  • has regularly presented at state conferences
 5
Candidate has a good history of professional and active participation within their state related to respiratory care leadership such as:

  • has held/holds leadership position(s) at the state level
  • has served on 1–2 committees
  • has received a local/state honor
  • has regularly presented at state conferences
 4
Candidate has an emerging history of professional active participation within their state such as:

  • has served/serves on a committee at the state level
  • has received a local/state honor
  • has presented at their state conference
 3
Candidate has a limited history of active, professional participation in respiratory care within their state such as:

  • has received a local/state honor
  • attends state affiliate sponsored meetings/conference regularly
  • has presented at the state conference
 2
Candidate has attended occasionally at a state meetings/conferences 1
Candidate shows no active, professional participation at the state level 0

 

Publications and Presentations
Candidate has exceptional evidence of:

  • respiratory care publications (this can include but is not limited to books, peer reviewed articles, peer-reviewed published research, abstracts, approved curricula, newsletter articles, courses of study).
  • receiving grants
  • a listing of sponsored projects/presentations
 5
Candidate has good evidence of:

  • publications (this can include but is not limited to books, peer reviewed articles, peer-reviewed published research, abstracts, newsletter articles).
  • receiving grants
  • a listing of sponsored student projects/presentations
 3
Candidate has limited evidence of:

  • publications (this can include but is not limited to books, peer reviewed articles, peer-reviewed published research, abstracts, newsletter articles).
  • receiving grants
  • a listing of sponsored employee projects/presentations
 1
Candidate has had no respiratory care program development, publications, grants, research papers, or presentations 0

 

Letters of Support
Candidate’s letters of support provide superior evidence of exemplary respiratory care leadership as well as evidence advancing the cause of respiratory care. 5
Candidate’s letters of support provide moderate evidence of exemplary respiratory care leadership as well as evidence advancing the cause of respiratory care. 3
Candidate’s letters of support provide limited evidence of exemplary respiratory care leadership as well as evidence advancing the cause of respiratory care. 1
Candidate’s letters of support provide no evidence of exemplary respiratory care leadership as well as evidence advancing the cause of respiratory care. 0

 

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