LINGUISTIC DOCENT AWARDS™
The Institute of Medical Business Advisors Inc., is now accepting nominations for the fourth [4th.] annual:
2009 HEALTH DICTIONARY SERIES™
Linguistic Docent Award™
When you think of innovative health wordplay, linguistics, academic discourse or lexicology - an individual of outstanding vision, innovation, and support - that comes immediately to mind for 2009?
We hope you'll enable us to consider that person's creativity and contributions to the health encyclopedic industry. All it takes is a letter, fax, or email nomination with brief description, for our Second Annual HEALTH DICTIONARY SERIES™ Linguistic Docent Award™
NOMINEE REQUIREMENTS: Nominees must be a HEALTH DICTIONARY SERIES supporter and linguistic champion of all health terms; non-clinical. S/he must have displayed excellence and leadership in the wordy convergence of health policy and administration; economics and finance; managed care and insurance; technology and the entire healthcare industrial complex. This includes conceiving, writing, compiling, editing, implementing, promoting, or otherwise supporting the initiatives of our HEALTH DICTIONARY SERIES. All nomination must be forwarded to us by December 31, 2009. Complete contact information is required.
NOMINATION PROCESS: Nominations should include a short description (up to 250 words) of health linguistic accomplishments that make the nominee worthy of recognition. After nominations are received, they will be reviewed and evaluated by our judges and editorial team. Winners will be selected and may be featured on our website. Winners may also receive a complimentary Health Dictionary of choice, autographed by our Celebrity Editor(s) and various other academics. And, winner names may be acknowledged in an upcoming Health Dictionary Series edition for, posterity. All decisions of the judges remain final.
2006 - Recognition
The H.D.S. Linguistic Docent Award™
Thomas A. Muldowney; MSFS, CLU, ChFC, CFP™, Certified Medical Planner™
[Savant Capital Management]
Rockford, Illinois
2007 - RECOGNITION
The H.D.S. Linguistic Docent Award™ Patricia A. Trites; PhD, MPA, CPC, CMP™[Hon]
Richard J. Mata; MD, MS
2008 - RECOGNITION
The H.D.S. Linguistic Docent Award™
Robert James Cimasi; MHA, ASA, AVA, CBA, CMP™
[Health Capital Consultants, LLC]
St. Louis, MO
2009 - RECOGNITION
The H.D.S. Linguistic Docent Award™
Darrell K. Pruitt; DDS
[Fort Woth, Texas]
2010 - RECOGNITION
The H.D.S. Linguistic Docent Award™
And the winner is ... TBA

The Institute of Medical Business advisors, Inc., is a leader in promoting and integrating personal financial planning and medical practice management principles through its online Certified Medical Planner™ professional designation program. iMBA, Inc., also offers a wide range of books, white papers, CD-ROMs, thought leadership essays, lectures and adult learning opportunities and referral services that keep pace with rapid changes in the domestic healthcare administration space. The Certified Medical Planner™ marks also provide a symbol of excellence for financial service professionals to validate their economic commitment and financial advisory expertise to medical providers and the healthcare industrial complex. Through its broad-based virtual structure and competitive research and development projects, iMBA, Inc., ensures that all stakeholders are represented in establishing an informed, ethical and meaningful voice with fiduciary accountability for the healthcare industry.
Raising the Bar
HEALTH DICTIONARY SERIES™ Health Lexicology for the Net Generation™