Awards & Fellowships
The new AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award seeks to recognize and share the accomplishments of rural hospitals that exemplify responsiveness, innovation and excellence in developing, implementing and/or sustaining programs and services.
The 12-month AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship will be bookended with in-person meetings. The majority of the program takes place virtually through inquiry-based modules, discussions and web meetings with faculty and mentors representing diverse expertise and leadership positions.
Guide a rising leader! Become a mentor in AHA’s Next Gen Leaders Fellowship and help shape health care’s future through insight and support.
Former AHA Board Member John “Jack” J. Lynch III and AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack have been announced as the 2026 recipients of the American College of Healthcare Executives’ Gold Medal Award. The award recognizes leaders who have made significant contributions to health care.
Scholarships cover program fees for fellows whose projects advance Age-Friendly Health Systems or improve access to care.
The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center announced Oct. 15 that it will award $37.5 million in grants to 75 hospitals seeking to become or maintain status as a National Special Pathogen System Level 2 treatment center.
Nominations for the AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship are vital to helping us identify and train the next generation of health care leaders.
To apply for the 2026–2027 cohort, have your resume, a letter of support, and seven essay responses ready.
Answers to frequenly asked questions for the AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship are provided along with The John A. Hartford Foundation Age-Friendly Health Systems Cohort Scholarship.
The AHA’s Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development Aug. 21 announced Donna Teach, chief marketing and communications officer for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, is the recipient of its 2025 Leadership Excellence Award.