CLCD Awards and Lectures

AHA scientific council awards acknowledge significant achievements in cardiovascular diseases and stroke, ranging from basic research to service to the councils and the association. These awards applaud the achievements of researchers, scientists, clinicians, nurses and allied health professionals throughout their careers and provide opportunities for financial rewards and special presentations at AHA Conferences.

The Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLCD) proudly sponsors numerous awards associated with Scientific Sessions and invites its members to apply or nominate. Please click on the links below for eligibility criteria and application or nomination information for each award.

Career Achievement Awards

• James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology
• Laennec Master Clinician Award
• Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award
• CLCD Distinguished Achievement Award

Early Career Investigator Awards and Travel Grants to the AHA Scientific Sessions

• CLCD Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups Travel Grant
• Laennec Fellow in Training (FIT) Clinician Award
• Samuel A. Levine Early Career Clinical Investigator Award
• Steve Rusckowski (AHA/Quest Diagnostics) Early Career Investigator Award for Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine Research

Lecture Presented at AHA Scientific Sessions

• Laennec Clinician/Educator Lecture

Medical Student Scholarship

• Student Scholars in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke