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The DAISY Nursing Awards
The DAISY Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab joins in celebrating our nurses through nominations from our patients, their families & caregivers and our staff.
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Nominations for Nurses Week Awards - Due April 2
One highlight of Nurses Week is the presentation of two high honors: the Nancye B. Holt Legacy of Nursing Award and the Remarkable Image of Caring Award.
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Residents Receive OPERF Travel Award
Two residents in our Prosthetics & Orthotics Research Program received a travel grant award to present their research at the 2020 American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium.
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Dr. Jayabalan Honored with AAP Award
At Physiatry '22 — the Association of Academic Physiatrists’ (AAP) annual meeting in New Orleans on May 24–28 — Prakash Jayabalan, MD, PhD, physician-scientist director, Nancy W. Knowles Strength + Endurance Lab, was honored with the Early Career Academician Award.
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Dr. Hargrove Named “Hero of Medicine” at Halo Awards
Congratulations to our Director, Levi Hargrove, PhD, on being named a “Hero of Medicine” by the Halo Awards.
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Congratulations to DAISY Award Winner — Olena Melnyk
The newest recipient of the DAISY Award nursing excellence is Olena Melnyk, RN!
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Scientist Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation Award
The National Science Foundation has named AbilityLab’s Brenna Argall, PhD as recipient of a Faculty Early Career Development Program Award.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Honors Nursing Excellence with the DAISY Award
Abilitylab now participates in the DAISY Awards, a program recognizing nursing excellence and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care of nurses.
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Katie Earnest Receives Power of Nursing Leadership Award
Katie Earnest, nurse manager, Spinal Cord Innovation Center, was honored as a 2018 Pinnacle Leader at the annual Power of Nursing Leadership Awards.
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Dr Colin Franz and Dr Audrey Leung receive Sarah Baskin Awards
Congrats to Dr. Colin Franz for “1st place Jr. Physician & Jr. scientist Sarah Baskin Award”, & Dr. Audrey Leung for receiving 3rd place Sarah Baskin Award
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Dr. Joanne Smith Receives Award from Chicago History Museum
At the Chicago History Museum's 26th Annual Making History Awards on Oct. 6, Joanne C. Smith, MD, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab president and CEO, was honored with the Enrico Fermi Making History Award for Distinction in Science, Medicine and Technology. This year, the award ceremony was held virtually.
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PCT Shakita Carter Honored with BEE Award for Outstanding PCTs
Patient care technician Shakita Carter from the 21st Floor received Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's BEE Award for outstanding PCTs!
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