Awards Task Force
Help Expand Access, Recognition, and Opportunity Within ABM
ABM's awards and scholarship programs help recognize excellence, support professional development, and expand access to opportunities within the global breastfeeding and lactation medicine community.
The Awards Task Force will play a key role in shaping how awards are promoted, distributed, and celebrated across the organization. This is an opportunity to help create fair, transparent, and sustainable processes that support members from diverse backgrounds and regions worldwide.
About the Role
The Awards Task Force is responsible for reviewing ABM's current award and scholarship programs and developing recommendations to strengthen their administration, visibility, and impact. In addition to helping establish sustainable policies and procedures, task force members will participate in reviewing applications and recommendations for awards and scholarship recipients.
Task force members will work collaboratively to:
- Review existing awards, scholarships, and donation-supported opportunities
- Develop eligibility criteria and recommendation processes
- Create consistent and equitable approaches to award distribution
- Support initiatives that increase awareness of awards and donation opportunities
- Recommend approaches for recognizing award recipients and celebrating achievements within the ABM community
What You’ll Contribute
As a task force member, you will:
- Review current award and scholarship programs
- Help define fair and transparent eligibility and selection processes
- Review applications and nominations for ABM awards and scholarships
- Participate in the evaluation of applicants and recommend award recipients for Board approval
- Contribute ideas for increasing awareness of awards, scholarships, and donation opportunities
- Assist in developing communication and recognition strategies
- Support recommendations that promote consistency, sustainability, and equitable access across award programs
- Participate in collaborative discussions and strategy development
Who Should Apply
We are seeking medical doctor members who:
- Have an interest in recognition programs, scholarships, awards, or member engagement
- Value fairness, transparency, and equitable access to opportunities
- Enjoy strategic planning and collaborative problem-solving
- Bring diverse perspectives from clinical, academic, research, trainee, or leadership backgrounds
- Are interested in supporting a positive and inclusive member experience
Time Commitment
- Participation in task force meetings and planning discussions
- Review of materials and recommendations between meetings
- Collaboration on strategy, communication, and process development
How This Work Makes an Impact
Your contributions will directly influence:
- Access to awards, scholarships, and recognition opportunities
- Consistency and transparency in award distribution
- Awareness of funding and donation opportunities
- Recognition of outstanding contributions to breastfeeding and lactation medicine
- Access to scholarships and financial support opportunities for members around the world
- Consistent and equitable award selection processes
- Awareness of funding and donation opportunities within ABM
This work helps ensure that ABM's awards and scholarship programs remain meaningful, sustainable, and accessible to members worldwide.
Ready to help shape the future of ABM's awards and scholarship programs?
ABM strives to build volunteer groups that reflect the diversity of our global membership and welcomes applications from members with a wide range of experiences, perspectives, geographic locations, and professional backgrounds.
Applications for this opportunity close on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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