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BMES NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2020/2021 AWARDS

BMES is now accepting application and nominations for the Society's annual awards.

Many of the awards include an honorarium, travel reimbursement to the Annual Meeting, free registration to the meeting and more.

DEADLINE to submit a nomination/application: May 15, 2020.

Applications and nominations are being accepted for:

  • 2020 BMES Mid-Career Award
  • 2021 Diversity Lecture Award
  • 2020 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award
  • 2021 Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award

Nominations and applications are also being accepted for:

  • 2020 Career Awards
  • Student Awards/Student Chapter Awards
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