Hilary E.C. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care

Nominations for the 2024 Hilary E.C. Millar Award now open! 

The Hilary E.C. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health recognizes original and innovative programs that predominantly focus on adolescent health.

ELIGIBILITY: Award may be presented to any national or international individual, organization, or agency involved in adolescent health care, defined in its broadest sense. Application form may be completed by a sponsor, who need not be a Society member, or directly by the nominee. The nomination must be completed on the SAHM nomination form and must address each of the nomination criteria listed below for selection, or the nomination will be considered ineligible.

Award recipients will be ineligible for subsequent awards FOR THE SAME PROGRAM. Membership in the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine is not a requirement to be considered for this award.

Nomination Criteria:
Please address the below 5 criteria:

1. Does the program serve predominantly adolescents? Yes or No?
2. Please describe how the program is original and innovative.
3. Please describe how the program has been successfully implemented.
4. Please describe how the program enlarges the scope of adolescent health care
5. Please describe how the program improves access to care.

Budget and Administration:
The recipient of The  Hilary E.C. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care will be recognized at the 2024 Awards Ceremony and will be presented with a commemorative plaque.  The awardee will also receive a one-day complimentary annual meeting registration and reimbursement of travel expenses (with receipts) up to $1,000.

Please upload the completed nomination form and all supporting documents in one PDF document with the following naming convention.  Please use the first and last name of the nominee: First Name_Last Name_2024_Millar_Nomination.

Upload your nomination packet here. Incomplete packets will not be considered. 

Nomination Application Deadline: November 13, 2023 

For questions, please contact SAHM staff at info@adolescenthealth.org.

Revised 10/18/2023