Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada

Achievement Awards

The Muriel Shewchuk Leadership Award recognizes a Canadian perioperative registered nurse whose leadership made an outstanding contribution to the profession of perioperative nursing at the local, provincial/territorial, national or international level.

The nomination period for the Awards is from Dec 1 to March 1.

Criteria

  • Manifests qualities of effective leadership and how they contribute to excellence in perioperative nursing
  • Mobilizes and unify others in ORNAC practices and guidelines for the improvement of perioperative care
  • Proactively drives improvements through utilization and/or participation in research
  • Facilitates and promotes team development through role modeling and mentoring
  • Works collaboratively and empowers others

Nomination Selection Process

Nominations will be submitted by an ORNAC member. ORNAC's Awards committee will review and score the nominations based on their ability to meet the awards criteria. You may not self-nominate for the Muriel Shewchuk Leadership Award. Nomination must include two (2) letters of recommendation from a healthcare professional who may or may not be an ORNAC member.

Recognition & Reimbursement

The Award is presented at the National Conference when there is an appropriate nominee. The Award is jointly funded by the Shewchuk family and ORNAC.

For full details of the award criteria, please click here.