• The nominee must be a full-time or part-time diabetes educator or health care professional employed by a University of Toronto-affiliated institution. (See Appendix for complete list of eligible institutions.)
• Eligible nominees include full-time or part-time nurses, dietitians, physicians and other allied health professionals.
• Candidate must have a minimum 3 years of full-time or part-time experience as a diabetes educator.
• The nominee must have direct contact with patients/clients.
• Previous recipients of the award cannot be nominated for another 5 years. Previous recipients:
  2005 - Helen Jones, Mount Sinai Hospital
  2006 - Marcia Frank, Hospital For Sick Children

Nominators who are uncertain if their candidate would be considered eligible for an award should contact the BBDC prior to submitting a nomination form.

The following criteria will be taken into account when reviewing nominations:

• Direct impact on patient/client care
• Organizational or community improvements
• Development of innovative or visionary diabetes care programs
• Impact at the local, regional, and national level (provincial or national impact is not an absolute requirement for receiving the award)
• Advocate for best clinical practice
• Opinion of peers; role model qualities
• Leader in educating other health care professionals

Nominee can, but is not required to excel in all categories above. It is not necessary for nominee to have a publication record.

The nomination must be submitted by a health care professional.

New Nomination Procedure:
If the candidate has never been nominated for this award, or if it has been more than two years since the candidate was first nominated, submit a completed nomination form and requested attachments to the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre by the deadline date. Submit only one nomination form per candidate. Please contact the nominee to inform him/her of the intent to nominate, to obtain the necessary information to support the nomination, and to obtain the candidate's CV.
Download the 2007 Diabetes Educator of the Year Nomination Form (PDF)

Re-nomination Procedure:
Past nominations are kept on file in the BBDC office for two years after the candidate's initial nomination. Those who wish to re-nominate a candidate are not required to submit a new nomination form if the candidate was nominated within the last two years. (Example: If a candidate was initially nominated for the 2005 award year, the nominator is not required to submit another form for the 2006 or 2007 award years.) Those who wish to re-nominate a candidate must submit the following by the deadline date:

1. A letter indicating the intent to re-nominate the candidate. The letter must include the nominator's name, professional title, complete mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. If applicable, highlight any new diabetes-related achievements or activities that the candidate has been involved in since the initial nomination.
2. The candidate's complete and updated CV. Please contact the nominee to inform him/her of the intent to re-nominate, to obtain the necessary information to support the re-nomination, and to obtain the candidate's up-to-date CV.

If the nominator is uncertain when the candidate was first nominated, please contact the BBDC.