American Medical Technologists Awards

Award selections are announced each year at the AMT Annual Meeting.

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Award Winners

AMT recognizes members who have made a positive impact for AMT and their profession.

Past Recognitions

View past years AMT award winners.

2023 National Awards

National Member of the Year

Awarded for outstanding active service the national level.

Medical Laboratory Scientist of the Year

Registered Medical Assistant of the Year

Allied Health Instructor of the Year

Exceptional Merit Awards

This award recognizes outstanding activity and service to AMT and its members at both the state and national levels. Nominated by the state society.

Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Awards

The GEM award (for “going the extra mile”) recognizes those members who have recently relinquished an important, national-level, AMT appointive office or position of leadership after many years of distinguished service.

Pillar Awards

Pillar awarded to longtime members who have worked faithfully in their state societies and have compiled a long track record of service to AMT at the state level but who are eliminated from consideration from national awards simply because they have already received them. Limited to those individuals who received national Distinguished Achievement Awards at least five years prior to 2001.

Legacy Tribute Awards

This award recognizes, posthumously, outstanding volunteer leaders within AMT who have recently passed away.

Pride of the Profession

Award given to longtime member who embodies AMT values and outstanding accomplishments outside of the AMT world and in service to mankind.

Silver Service Awards

Awarded to longtime members who have worked faithfully in their state societies and have compiled a long track record of service to AMT at the state level but who are eliminated from consideration for national awards simply because they have already received them. Limited to those individuals who received the national Exceptional Merit Award at least five years prior to 2001.

Becky Award

Award given in honor of Rebecca Moretz, MT of Boone, North Carolina recognizing outstanding dedication and services as a past or present District Councillor or national Board of Directors member.

Cuviello Commitment to Excellence Award

This award is presented to an AMT member, nominated by peers, who has demonstrated outstanding continued involvement in continuing education by way of presentation of workshops, lectures, or seminars at both state and national levels, and publishing of articles in scientific or management journals. Formally conferred by AMTIE, now the AMT Scholarship Committee.

OC "Skip" Skinner Award

Award given to an AMT member to recognize significant contributions to his/her discipline and to the promotion of AMT in the Armed Services, Dept. of Defense or Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

President's Award

Award given to a state society president for demonstrating excellence in leadership, dedication and service to AMT and its members.

Friends of AMT

This award recognizes those individuals who – although not AMT members themselves – have distinguished themselves over the years in dedication and service to AMT by actively supporting the efforts of an AMT member who may be a spouse or family member or friend of the award recipient.

Leona Lyons Carter Award

The Leona Lyons Carter Award is given to the AMT state society that has demonstrated significant organizational development in the past year.

2024 Student Awards

Awarded to a student who has shown outstanding achievements in allied health pursuits.

Outstanding Student Technical Writing Awards

Awarded to students based on submission of an article on a topic in allied health.

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Past Student Awards Section

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