This award will be presented to the graduating student who has consistently demonstrated a high level of scholarly achievement in health management.

Method of Selection: The MHM graduating student with the highest cumulative average

This award if distributed annually to a qualifying student(s).

This prize will be awarded to the graduating student deemed to have displayed a combination of strategic problem solving skills, critical thinking, and originality with a comprehensive and accurate command of relevant scholarship in the area of health management in their scholarly paper. The paper will often add valuable new information to the literature in this field.

Method of Selection: The Course Coordinator/Instructor will consider the assessments and grades provided by the Faculty Advisor and the Reader to choose the recipient of the Scholarly Paper Award. When there is uncertainty, the Course Coordinator will seek the input of another faculty member of the MHM Program.

This award if distributed annually to a qualifying student(s).

Based on the opinion of the MHM Program, the student who 1) has provided outstanding support, leadership and involvement/service to MHM Students, the MHM Program or to McMaster University during their MHM degree and/or 2) has contributed to fostering change through equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives within the community during their MHM degree will be presented with this award. While this is an annual award there is no commitment by the Selection Committee to make a selection each year.

Nominations should include:

1. Two letters of support from students, faculty and/or staff that detail the reason for the nomination. If self-nominating then the student should submit a letter outlining their merit for this award and the impact of their actions.

Nominations are solicited annually by MHM Program Manager. However, there is no commitment by the Selection Committee to make a selection each year.

 The Conference Presentation Award is designed to provide financial support to MHM students' and alumni's presentations at scientific/ professional meetings where the information presented is based on MHM course work. The call for applications is distributed twice annually.

Method of Selection: Applications are rated:

1. Priority is given to applicants who have not previously received a MHM Conference Presentation Award;
2. No more than two abstracts per applicant will be considered per competition;
3. Presentation needs to have been either in the past 12 months or in the upcoming 6 months. 

This award recognizes an MHM student’s career endeavors and/or achievements that have made a significant contribution to the area of healthcare management while participating in and applying learnings of the MHM Program. This may be demonstrated through service, research, leadership, innovation or change in career trajectory.

1. a total of two letters of support from student’s workplace, student’s professional association and/or faculty that detail the reason for the nomination. If self-nominating then the student should submit a letter outlining how being in the MHM Program has enabled them to make a difference in these settings.