ASHT member in good standing OR a previous member of ASHT who is deceased
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Required
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Certified Hand Therapist
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Required
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Previous volunteer within a committee or division of ASHT
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Required
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Founding Member
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Automatic Nomination
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Previous award winner: Nathalie Barr Lectureship Award, Paul Brand Award, MacDermid Lifetime Scientific Award, Lifetime Fellowship Award
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Requires minimum one award for eligibility .
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Approval into the Hall of Fame requires contributions in three of the six starred (**) categories below.
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** Clinical Contributions
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Development of a protocol and/or clinical practice guideline supported by evidence-based practice
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Requires minimum one of these clinical contributions.
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Development and promotion of a hand/upper extremity therapy fellowship and/or certificate program
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Contribution to chapter in ASHT’s Test Prep for the CHT Exam
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** Advocacy
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Previous ASHT Board Member/Leadership contributions:
· President
· Secretary/Treasurer
· BMAL
· Division Director
· Annual Meeting Chair
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Requires minimum of 2 ASHT leadership contributions.
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Participation in HTCC:
· Board leadership
· Committee leader
· Test question writer
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Requires minimum of 1 leadership role within Tri-Alliance and/or parent organization
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Participation in AHTF:
· Board leadership
· Committee leader
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Participation in parent organization
· AOTA or APTA board leadership
· AOTA/APTA committee leader
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Involvement in advocacy of the hand and upper extremity therapy profession through participation in capitol hill events, meetings with CMS, etc.
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Requires minimum of 1 example of advocacy for hand and upper extremity therapy.
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Demonstrated leadership initiatives that furthered growth of ASHT and the hand and upper extremity therapy profession. Examples: developing legislative action center, volunteer portal
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Requires minimum of 1 example of leadership initiative to improve the hand and upper extremity therapy profession.
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**Education
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Mentorship of therapists as evidenced by involvement in fellowship programs, teaching in PT and OT programs, fieldwork students or mentoring colleagues.
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Requires minimum of 1 example of mentorship to a less experienced therapist.
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Presenter of educational content for ASHT through webinars, HTRC, HOO, Annual Meeting
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Requires minimum of 5 presentations.
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Presenter of hand and upper extremity therapy content at meetings supported by ASHT- including AOTA, APTA, and recognized hand therapy conferences
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Editor of hand and upper extremity therapy related textbook
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Requires minimum of 1 example within these 2 categories.
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Author of chapters in hand therapy textbooks, including Rehabilitation of the Hand, Fundamentals of Hand Therapy, Orthotic Intervention for the Hand and Upper Extremity and Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide. This is not an inclusive list and other texts may be reviewed by the nominations committee. Other texts may be found on this site: https://www.htcc.org/certification/exam-preparation/preparation-materials-references
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** International Involvement
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Involvement in promoting hand and upper extremity therapy internationally through service trips, companion clinic participation, and involvement in the international division
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Requires evidence of 1 example of promoting hand and upper extremity therapy on an international level.
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Speaker at IFSHT conference
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Participation in international events through ASHT and/or reverse fellowship program
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**Innovation
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Creating a distinguished product utilized in hand and upper extremity therapy
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Requires evidence of 1 example of innovation within hand and upper extremity therapy.
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Development of an association that supports the hand and upper extremity therapy community
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Development of a model of practice or innovation of an evolution of hand and upper extremity practice.
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**Research
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Publications in Journal of Hand Therapy
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Requires at least one contribution in any of these categories.
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Publications in peer reviewed journals associated with hand therapy- including AJOT, JOSPT, Journal of Pain. This is not an all-inclusive list and will be reviewed by the nominations committee. The content of the work must be relevant to hand and upper extremity therapy.
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Research grants awarded relevant to hand and upper extremity therapy.
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Served as a reviewer for research grants relevant to hand and upper extremity therapy.
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Member of editorial review board for Journal of Hand Therapy
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Reviewer of manuscripts for Journal of Hand Therapy and/or other hand therapy related peer-reviewed publications.
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