PCRS recognizes the current year's top scientific presentations at the PCRS Annual Meeting Awards Dinner with plaques and cash prizes. Recognition and prizes are awarded to the presenting author of the selected abstract.
Awards are based upon the following criteria:
- Originality
- Importance to specialty and discipline
- Methodology and Study Design
- Clarity, organization, relevance, and soundness of Results/Conclusions
- Stage Presence
- Art Form
The Awards
Outstanding Paper Award (1st Place: $1000; 2nd place: $750; 3rd place: $500)
Recognizes the meeting's first, second, and third place outstanding papers.
Allied Health Professionals Awards (Up to 3 prizes: $500 each)
Recognizes outstanding presentation(s) in their respective specialties, including (but not limited to) reproductive endocrinology, urology, gynecology, nursing, and genetics.
Private Practice Research Award ($500)
Recognizes outstanding research by a practicing physician who devotes no less than half of his/her time to private practice.
Excellence In-Training Award (Up to 3 Prizes: $500 each)
Recognizes the most outstanding presentation made by a fellow, resident, or medical student
PCRS Star Award
Presented at the discretion of the PCRS Board of Directors, this award honors an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the mission of the Society to champion the field of reproductive medicine. Those honored receive complimentary lifetime membership.