Francis D. Pagani, MD Endowed Mentorship Award
January 21, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET / January 22, 2025 at 3:59 UTC
Mentorship is one of the essential values of our society and of our professional lives. Named after its inaugural recipient and funded through the ISHLT Foundation, up to one Francis D. Pagani, MD Endowed Mentorship Award will be given annually to an ISHLT member who displays selfless mentorship of clinicians, educators, or researchers dedicated to the treatment of advanced heart and lung disease.
Award Details
One $5,000 award may be given each year.
Eligibility Requirements
- The nominee must be a current member of ISHLT or have submitted a completed membership application by 31 December, 2024. The submitter is not required to be a member of ISHLT.
- Nominee must be a mentor in clinical practice, research or education.
- The submitter must be either a past or current mentee of the nominee.
Award Policies
- It is recommended that all funding be used to further mentorship activities.
- Funds will be provided in a single payment.
- It will be the responsibility of the recipient to designate whether the funding will be sent to them directly or to their institution
- No amount of funding can be used to cover indirect costs.
Funding Decision and Notification
The Selection Committee decision will be based on the role played by the nominee in the trainees’ experiences in the following realms:
- Intellectual Growth and Development
- Career Development and Guidance
- Positive Role Modeling
- Personal Development and Guidance
- Work/Life Balance
