Aster DM Healthcare has announced the next edition of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award. The award invites registered nurses from across the world to apply by submitting nomination of their work. Registered nurses can apply in their preferred language – English, Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, French, Arabic or Tagalog via www.asterguardians.com by 30th November, 2022, a statement from Aster notified.
Nurses can apply in one primary, and up to two secondary areas of contribution, namely – patient care, nursing leadership, nursing education, social or community service and research or innovation. The secondary areas of contribution can be optional, added the statement.
Once the applications are received, it will follow a stringent multi-round review process to be managed by a third-party external agency and an independent jury. Aster has appointed Ernst & Young LLP (EY) as ‘Process Advisors’ who would ensure due diligence of applications based on the defined eligibility criteria, evaluation of the entries by an independent panel of experts, and present a list of shortlisted candidates to the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury, consisting of an independent panel of renowned experts will review the shortlisted applications to select the final top 10 nurses. These finalists will then undergo a public voting process and panel discussion with the Grand Jury for the final winner to be determined, the statement notified.
“After the success of the first edition of Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award which saw 24,000 applications coming in from 184 countries, we are going forward with the next edition of the award. I feel that nurses who form the backbone of the healthcare system are under-recognised while they are also overworked and over stressed. While doctors may be the brain of the healthcare system, I feel nurses must receive their due recognition,” said Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare, in the statement.