Miriam Friedman Ben-David Award
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Miriam Friedman Ben-David award
The Miriam Friedman Ben-David (MFBD) Award recognises AMEE members who have made significant contributions as new educators within the field of health professions education (HPE) at a local, regional, national, or international level, with a specific focus on the area of Health Professions teaching.
Two MFBD Awards are now offered every year with the second award reserved for members from resource constrained countries.
Each award includes £1,000 (this may be subject to bank transfer fees and exchange rates), a certificate, and the opportunity to deliver a webinar as part of the AMEE webinar programme.
Nomination Process
Candidates can self-nominate or be nominated by a colleague.
Candidates must be reasonably new educators in the field of HPE, involved for under 10 years post-graduation. Any involvement in HPE before graduation is not a requirement.
AMEE Membership Criteria:
Candidates must hold one of the following AMEE memberships at the point of nomination:
AMEE Individual Membership
AMEE Individual Membership – Resource Constrained
AMEE Individual Membership – Concession (early career professionals)
This award is not available for AMEE Student membership holders or to those who have joined AMEE on a 3- or 6-month complimentary membership.
Step 1 - Application Form submission
All candidates should complete a short Form via the link below .
Candidates will be asked for the following:
Personal information – such as name, email address, country, current role
Whether they have applied for the award previously
Education and qualifications
Professional experience in the field of Health Professions Teaching
Major achievements, innovations and impact in the specific field of Health Professions Teaching
The candidate’s vision as a future health professions educator
Other achievements in the field of HPE including:
– Selected publications/presentations
– Invited teaching (lectures/workshops/seminars)
– Scholarly position(s)(research, teaching, etc.)
– Funded scholarly projects
– Professional membership(s)
A free-text section is available to allow candidates to promote their achievements as well as reinforcing why they deserve to win the MFBD award. Appendices may be presented as required and a maximum of three supporting evidence files may be uploaded in a PDF file format.
Other CV formats will not be accepted.
The deadline date for the submission of the Form is 9 May 2025.
Step 2 – Submission of Supporting Letters
Candidates who are self-nominating:
In addition to completing the above Form, self-nominating candidates must also submit a Personal Letter which summarises why they believe they deserve to win the award.
Personal letters may be uploaded in a PDF file format via a field at the end of the Form or they can be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line Miriam Friedman Ben-David Award – Submission of a Personal Letter.
The deadline date for the submission of Personal Letters is 9 May 2025.
Candidates who are being nominated by a colleague:
For those who wish to nominate a candidate for the award, two Letters of Support must be provided highlighting why your nominee deserves to win the award.
- Letter 1- from an AMEE membership holder
This letter should be from an AMEE membership holder personally known by the candidate. This letter should state clearly why they believe the candidate deserves the award in relationship to their contributions.
- Letter 2- from someone in a senior role to the candidate
This letter should state the relationship between the candidate and the person writing the letter. It should also include a statement of why they believe the candidate deserves to win the award.
Both Letters of Support should be emailed to [email protected] with the subject line Miriam Friedman Ben-David Award – Submission of a Letter of Support.
The deadline date for the submission of both Letters of Support is 9 May 2025.
Judging Criteria
All members of the MFBD Award Committee will be involved in judging each submission. The decision on the winners will be based on information provided by the candidate on their form. Judges will be paying special attention to the candidate’s major achievements, innovations and impact in Health Professions Teaching specifically.
Past winners
2024 – Stefano Sandrone, Imperial College London, UK.
2022 – Hannah Gillespie, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK.
2021 – Aimee Gardner, Baylor College of Medicine, USA.
About Miriam Friedman Ben-David
A reflection from Madalena Patricio MFBDA Committee Member
“Miriam Friedman Ben-David (1938-2004) was one of the great leaders in medical education. Those who had the privilege of knowing her became familiar with her passion and enthusiasm for helping all involved in making teaching and learning both effective and efficient.
“She pursued new approaches to the subject, such as a move to outcome-based education and portfolio assessment. The impact of her legacy stretches over different continents and countries worldwide including Israel, US, Spain, Ukraine, Brazil, Italy and the UK. Her collaboration with AMEE has expanded her influence across the globe.
“From a human point of view, Miriam left no one indifferent. Everyone who met her was especially impressed by the way she fell in love with the themes she defended and wanted to see implemented in medical education. She felt particularly strongly about supporting the young educators whom she admired and facilitated in an extraordinary way.
“Medical education owes a lot to Miriam and that’s why AMEE decided to create The Miriam Friedman Ben-David (MFBD) Award in her memory which was presented for the first time in 2008.”