The virtual museum honors leaders who have significantly contributed to clinical engineering and aims to foster public awareness of the profession.
The American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) is accepting nominations for the 2026 Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame, calling for detailed submissions that highlight individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the evolution and advancement of clinical engineering.
The ACCE Hall of Fame Nominations Review Committee is encouraging interested parties to provide detailed nominations with supporting information, documents, and justifications. The nomination deadline is Jan 31, 2026.
The Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame serves as a virtual museum that tells the story of clinical engineering from its beginnings in the late 1960s to present day by honoring visionaries, leaders, and luminaries who have contributed to the profession’s creation, evolution, and advancement.
“The Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame serves as a permanent testament to the pioneers and leaders whose technical brilliance and leadership have bridged the gap between engineering and patient care. By honoring these visionaries, we not only preserve the history of our profession but also provide a roadmap of excellence to inspire the next generation of engineers and other professionals dedicated to advancing healthcare safety and innovation,” says Arif Subhan, chair of the ACCE Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame Committee.
Nomination Criteria and Requirements
Any person, living or deceased, who has made outstanding and notable contributions to clinical engineering can be nominated regardless of age, sex, race, nationality, residency, education level, years of experience, or ACCE membership status.
The essential requirement for induction is that the individual has contributed meaningfully to the initiation, evolution, or advancement of the profession. Contributions must demonstrate one or more of the following criteria:
- Impact: The contribution has significantly impacted clinical engineering development or growth and continues to demonstrate relevance to the profession’s advancement
- Influence: The contribution has significantly influenced the work of others in the field, the healthcare industry, or society at large
- Innovation: The contribution has challenged the status quo through introduction of new concepts, methods, or tools; removal of obstacles; or enhancement of medical equipment safety and reliability
- Reach: The contribution has significantly impacted a large number of clinical engineering professionals, clinical users, regulatory authorities, patients, and society
Qualifying Standards
The ACCE emphasizes that contributions should benefit the profession broadly, not just the nominee’s employer, and should represent effects that will stand the test of time. The achievements must affect the profession rather than simply recognize individual accomplishments.
Certain accomplishments, while potentially qualifying a nominee for a Lifetime Achievement Award, are not sufficient by themselves for Hall of Fame membership. These include awards, honors, patents, published works, presentations, certifications, association memberships, and leadership positions in organizations.
The Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame was created to address the general lack of public understanding about clinical engineering’s role in healthcare by publicly celebrating the application of engineering and managerial skills to support and advance technology applications in patient care.
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