10 awards won. 11 team members honored. 4 partner organizations recognized.
A huge night for our team at the 2026 Alliance For Continuing Education in the Health Professions Awards. This recognition reflects the passion, collaboration, and incredible innovation our teams and partners bring to healthcare education! 🎉
🏆 Award for Outstanding Educational Collaboration
Submission: Taking It to the Streets: Hepatitis C Screening and Care Beyond the Specialty Clinic
Winner: Jeanne Forrester, Jenny Schulz, Manav P.
Collaborators: in collaboration with Street Medicine Institute and Circle the City | Supported by an independent medical education grant from Gilead Sciences.
This program piloted a simplified HCV screening and treatment protocol in a mobile street medicine clinic and trained care teams to initiate therapy in the field while tracking screening, diagnosis, and treatment outcomes.
This award honors partnerships that advance continuing education through innovative collaboration to address critical healthcare gaps.
🏆 Award for Outstanding Outcomes in CE (Industry Supported)
Submission: Cumulative Cognition: Strengthening Learning with Progressive Content Delivery
Winner: Carley Yawn, PharmD
Collaborators: Sarah Nisly, PharmD, MEd, BCPS, FCCP, Krista Marcello, CHCP, Logan Van Ravenswaay, PharmD
This initiative demonstrated how serial learning and repeated exposure to educational content can drive sustained knowledge gains.
This award recognizes excellence in outcomes assessment design and implementation in continuing education.
🏆 Award for Excellence in Educational Design (Non-industry Supported)
Submission: Do CME Presentations Impact Physician Performance?
Winner: Baylor Scott & White Health, Penny Coots, Wendy Hegefeld, Cheryl Massar, Jason Ramm, Judy Embry.
Collaborators: Leen Alyaseen, PharmD, MBA, Carley Yawn, Sarah Nisly
This data-driven CME initiative evaluated opioid prescribing outcomes using EHR metrics and demonstrated increased clinician intent to change.
We’re especially proud of this collaboration, sparked by a connection at a prior professional meeting and highlighting mentorship and cultivation of the next generation of CPD leaders. Baylor Scott & White Health’s research was the foundation for this award, and it was a privilege to work alongside them throughout the submission process.
This award honors initiatives that integrate strong educational design principles to improve healthcare provider performance and patient outcomes.
🌟 CPD Forty Under 40 Honorees
Celebrating Jeanne Forrester, Leen Alyaseen, Carley Yawn, and Patrick McCurry, PharmD, recognized among the next generation of leaders transforming healthcare education through innovation, dedication, and vision.
👏 Distinguished Member Award Honorees
Congratulations to Kevin Obholz, PhD, Jason Everly, PharmD, BCOP, CHCP, and Sarah Nisly, honored for long-standing commitment and service to the Alliance.
Congrats to all! #Alliance26
