The BPS Beacon Award
The Beacon Award recognizes national and local patient care organizations that have made outstanding voluntary contributions to the advancement of BPS board certification of pharmacists.
BPS Beacon Award
Applications are open!
Award nominations deadline: Friday, September 15, 2023.
The nominations form can be found here.
Award Timeline
July 15 – Nominations Open
September 15 – Nominations Close
November 15 – Awards Decision
January 2024 – Award Recipients Announced
NATIONAL BEACON AWARD
NATIONAL BEACON AWARD CRITERIA
The nominee must be a health system with multiple locations regionally or nationally that has advanced health quality and/or patient care by promoting the recognition and value of specialized training, knowledge, and skills in pharmacy and the BPS board certification of pharmacists. Professional membership associations and organizations that have contractual relationships with BPS are not eligible for this award. The Board reserves the right not to issue an award in any given year.
NATIONAL BEACON AWARD NOMINATION PROCESS
Any person may nominate an organization for the BPS Beacon Award. Self-nominations are accepted. At least one but not more than three external letters of recommendation are required.
The nominator is responsible for submitting an award nomination packet. The nomination packet is to include the following items:
- Nomination on official form available from BPS
- A letter from the nominator describing the most important achievements of the nominee and explaining why the nominee meets the criteria for the award
- Letters of recommendation as described above
- A detailed description of the organization should be included
BPS will issue a call for nominations annually by August 1, with a deadline for submission in mid to late September. The BPS Board of Directors will make a decision on Award recipient(s) by late Fall of each year so that the Award(s) can be presented during the following year.
If a nominee is not chosen as the recipient for the award in the year the nomination is submitted, the application may be resubmitted for consideration the following year, with updates as appropriate. If not chosen in the following year, a new application will need to be submitted for future consideration.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection is made by the BPS Board of Directors based upon review of the completed nomination packet. Incomplete nomination packets will not be considered.
PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD
The award will be conferred at a meeting or venue deemed appropriate by the BPS Board of Directors based upon the affiliation of the award recipient. The award will include the BPS logo inscribed with the recipient’s name and date of presentation. Travel expenses will be covered based upon current BPS travel policies as deemed appropriate by the BPS Board of Directors based upon the nature of the presentation. In addition, the BPS offices will display a perpetual plaque recognizing previous award recipients.
LOCAL BEACON AWARD
LOCAL BEACON AWARD CRITERIA
The nominee must be a patient care organization (e.g. hospital, FQHC, clinic), or department of a patient care organization (e.g. pharmacy department, primary care service line) that has advanced health quality and/or patient care by promoting the recognition and value of specialized training, knowledge, and skills in pharmacy and the BPS board certification of pharmacists. This category is for organizations with a single location. Professional membership associations and organizations that have contractual relationships with BPS are not eligible for this award. The Board reserves the right not to issue an award in any given year.
LOCAL BEACON AWARD NOMINATION PROCESS
Any person may nominate an organization for the BPS Beacon Award. Self-nominations are accepted. At least one but not more than three external letters of recommendation are required. The nominator is responsible for submitting an award nomination packet. The nomination packet is to include the following items:
- Nomination on official form available from BPS
- A letter from the nominator describing the most important achievements of the nominee and explaining why the nominee meets the criteria for the award
- Letters of recommendation as described above
- A detailed description of the organization should be included
BPS will issue a call for nominations annually by August 1, with a deadline for submission in mid to late September. The BPS Board of Directors will make a decision on Award recipient(s) by late Fall of each year so that the Award(s) can be presented during the following year.
If a nominee is not chosen as the recipient for the award in the year the nomination is submitted, the application may be resubmitted for consideration the following year, with updates as appropriate. If not chosen in the following year, a new application will need to be submitted for future consideration.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection is made by the BPS Board of Directors based upon review of the completed nomination packet. Incomplete nomination packets will not be considered.
PRESENTATION OF THE AWARD
The award will be conferred at a meeting or venue deemed appropriate by the BPS Board of Directors based upon the affiliation of the award recipient. The award will include the BPS logo inscribed with the recipient’s name and date of presentation. Travel expenses will be covered based upon current BPS travel policies as deemed appropriate by the BPS Board of Directors based upon the nature of the presentation. In addition, the BPS offices will display a perpetual plaque recognizing previous award recipients.
