CORD Awards

Please click the links below for more information on awards – applicants must hold a current CORD membership to apply.

The deadline for the following award submissions is Friday, October 2, 2026, at 11:59 pm CT.

• Coordinator Travel Scholarship

  The Scholarship will be awarded based on the potential impact the conference will have on the coordinator as an active leader in their program and within CORD.

• Faculty Teaching Award

  This award is intended to recognize contributions of a junior faculty member to the education of emergency medicine residents.

• Gloria Kuhn Award for Outstanding Mentorship and Allyship in Emergency Medical Education

  This award will be given in recognition to one CORD senior faculty member for demonstrating exceptional mentorship and allyship in Emergency Medical Education.

• Judith Tintinalli Faculty Scholarship Award

  Created to honor CORD Founder, Dr. Judith Tintinalli, this is a scholarship for a faculty member with a strong interest in education who does not have CME money to obtain additional education by attending the CORD Academic Assembly.

• Longevity Award

  CORD recognizes the longevity of Program Directors, who have 5-10-15-20-25-30 years of service.

• Louis Ling Resident Scholarship Award

  Created to honor Dr. Louis Ling, this CORD scholarship is to go to a resident who demonstrates a strong interest in EM education and who also comes from an underrepresented background.

• Marcus Martin Scholarship Award

  Created to honor Dr. Marcus Martin, this is a CORD scholarship for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for faculty members with significant contributions in these areas. 

• Michael P. Wainscott Program Director Award

  The Michael P. Wainscott Program Director Award is intended to recognize emergency medicine faculty who have demonstrated the below qualities and who have been a loyal colleague in the CORD community who have contributed to the development of emergency medicine education.

• Program Coordinator Award

  Given to Emergency Medicine Program Coordinators in recognition of their role in the management and success of a residency and or fellowship program and to recognize them for their dedication to the support of their program, residents, fellows, and emergency medicine.

• Resident Academic Achievement Award

  This award is intended to recognize an emergency medicine resident who has demonstrated great potential as a future academic faculty member. 

• Salvatore Silvestri, MD Resident Travel Scholarship

  Created to honor the legacy of Dr. Salvatore Silvestri. 

The deadline for the following award submissions is Monday, January 4, 2027, at 11:59 pm CT.

• Academy Award

  August 11, 2026

  The CORD Academy for Scholarship in Education in Emergency Medicine is pleased to offer the Academy Award to outstanding educators who have met rigorous standards of academic excellence within the last five years.

• In Memoriam

  August 11, 2026

  CORD will host an In Memoriam recognition to honor colleagues in emergency medicine who have passed away in the past year.