Summary: The ACCE is accepting detailed nominations for the 2025 Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame. This virtual museum honors leaders who have significantly contributed to clinical engineering, fostering public awareness and inspiring future professionals.

Key Takeaways:

  • Honoring Contributions: The CE-HOF highlights the critical impact of clinical engineering on healthcare through its virtual museum.
  • Transparent Selection Process: The review committee ensures a rigorous and equitable selection of inductees, representing the profession’s best achievements.

The American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) Hall of Fame Nominations Review Committee is calling for nominations for the Class of 2025. Interested parties are encouraged to take time to nominate individuals who have made outstanding and notable contributions to the evolution and advancement of Clinical Engineering.

The committee is asking interested parties to be as detailed as possible and include supporting information, documents, and justifications.

Purpose of the Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame

The role of clinical engineering in healthcare is generally not well understood by individuals outside of the profession. Even individuals within the profession sometimes have difficulty communicating its value. The ACCE created the Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame (CE-HOF) to address this situation by publicly celebrating the application of engineering and managerial skills to support and advance the application of technology to patient care.

The ACCE believes the CE-HOF can help the public understand and appreciate the essential role of clinical engineering professionals within the healthcare environment. Additionally, the CE-HOF allows students and others who are interested in exploring clinical engineering as a profession to understand and appreciate the challenges and rewards in pursuing this career.

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About the CE-HOF

The Clinical Engineering Hall of Fame is an “outward facing” (to the wider public) virtual museum established that tells the story of clinical engineering, from its beginnings in the late 1960s to the present date, by honoring the visionaries, leaders, and luminaries who have contributed to the creation, evolution, and advancement of the profession.

Nomination Review Process

The CE-HOF Nominations Review Committee (NC) has been established for the purpose of reviewing nominations and selecting deserving candidates for voting by the ACCE membership. The Committee is composed of 5 members appointed by ACCE Board selected among its Fellow and Emeritus members. Each member shall serve for 3 years with the possibility of being appointed only once; staggered terms will be developed.

Currently, the Nomination Committee is chaired by Matt Baretich (2024-2026), and other members are Arif Subhan (2023-2026), Larry Fennigkoh (2022-2025), William Gentles (2024-2027), and Elliot Sloane (2022-2025).

Recognition of Inductees

Each year, the inductees affirmed by the ACCE membership will be announced at the ACCE annual assembly (or awards ceremony) and via official ACCE publications and website. No monetary award or plaque will be offered. Instead, the recognition will be made in the virtual museum on the ACCE website. On the virtual museum, pictures, biography, documents, etc., of the inductees will be posted, so the general public, clinical engineering professionals, and aspiring professionals can learn about the extraordinary contributions made by these pioneers.​