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PSRC Award Winners
In 2019, the PSRC began presenting annual recognition awards to deserving RTs in multiple categories including:
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Lifetime Achievement Award - honor given to a PSRC member annually who has best demonstrated throughout their career the qualities of excellence, compassion, collaboration, volunteerism, and extreme competence to the field of Respiratory Care
Clinical Practitioner - Displays significant contributions to the field of respiratory care that directly relates to the quality and safety of patient care.
Education - Displays significant contributions to the field of respiratory care that directly relates to education.
Leadership - Displays significant contributions to the leadership and development of the field of respiratory care.
Researcher - Displays significant contributions to the growth and development of respiratory care through research and quality improvement. Displays mentorship and support to future researchers.
Future Leader- Displays significant contribution to their personal & professional development, departmental improvement, and/or the field of respiratory care.
Department of the Year - outstanding departments, managed and staffed primarily by Respiratory Care Practitioners. Awarded in the following levels of achievement: Silver, Gold, Platinum, APEX, and Titanium
Nominations for these awards are made by PSRC members and awards winners are selected based on a review of the nomination information by the PSRC Awards Committee.
2021 Award Winners
2021 Leadership Practitioner of the Year
2021 Clinical Practitioner of the Year
2021 PSRC Lifetime Achievement Award
Christopher Tino
BS, RRT
William Bucher
RRT, NPS
Lyndee Knisely
MBA, RRT, ACCS, SDS, AE-C
2021 Research Practitioner of the Year
Ann Donnelly
MS, RRT, NPS
2021 Department of the Year
2021 Department of the Year
2021 Department of the Year
Apex Award
Platinum Award
Platinum Award
WellSpan Health
Phoenixville Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc
Past Award Winners
2019 Award Winners
2019 PSRC Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 Education Practitioner of the Year 2019 Research Practitioner of the Year
Robert Shellenberger Barbara Schuster Natalie Napolitano
CRT MEd, RRT MPH, RRT-NPS, FAARC
2019 PSRC RT Department of the Year
Hospital of the University of PA
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