Nominations open for Up & Comers

Nominations are now open for Modern Healthcare’s 26th annual Up & Comers recognition program. The program, co-sponsored by Witt/kieffer, an Oak Brook, Ill.-based executive search firm, honors rising young stars in the healthcare management field. Nominees must be 40 years of age or younger as of the July 13 submission deadline. To participate in this year’s program, please submit the candidate’s resume along with a letter of no more than three double-spaced pages outlining the nominee’s credentials, accomplishments and leadership qualities. Each submission must include a color photo of the nominee as well as his or her age.

Please send the materials to Up & Comers, c/o David Burda, editor, Modern Healthcare, 360 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601. Electronic submissions are welcome at upandcomers@modernhealthcare.com.

After the recipients are announced and profiled in the Sept. 24 issue, nomination materials may be used by sponsors for marketing purposes. Per editorial policy, sponsors are not involved in the judging or determination of award recipients.

Again, the deadline for submissions is July 13; winners will be announced and profiled in the Sept. 24 issue. For more information, contact Editor David Burda at dburda@modernhealthcare.com or 312-649-5439 or visit modern healthcare.com/upandcomers.