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We are proud to announce that Dr. Steve Lipsky, MD, is recognized for his outstanding contribution to emergency medicine in the State of Arizona! The Board of Directors of the Arizona College of Emergency Physicians has given him this award, named after the father of emergency medicine in Arizona! We want to give him a heartfelt congratulations! What an honor!

History about the Award:
In 1982 the Board of Directors of the Arizona Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, authorized the establishment of the W. James Bursey Award to be presented periodically to Arizona emergency physicians deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to emergency medicine in Arizona. W. James Bursey, M.D. was named as the first recipient of this award. It is entirely fitting that this special recognition award is named after its first recipient. Dr. Bursey is widely considered to be the father of emergency medicine in Arizona, and the extent of his commitment and contribution to the growth of this important specialty in the State of Arizona is virtually immeasurable. At the same time, Dr. Bursey has achieved a widespread reputation for impeccable intellectual honesty and moral integrity. It is in the hopes that other emergency physicians will choose to emulate the example of this outstanding physician and human being that this award is established.

Criteria for Selection:
In order to be considered for this award, nominees shall satisfy all the following criteria:
1) Shall have been a full-time practitioner of emergency medicine in the State of Arizona for at least five years.
2) Shall have been an active member of the Arizona College of Emergency Physicians, for at least five years.
3) Shall have served the Arizona Chapter in some formal capacity as an officer, Board member, councillor,
committee chairman, or similar elected or appointed position.
4) Shall not, at the time of nomination, be a current officer, Board member, councillor, committee chairman, or
holder of a similar elected or appointed position.
5) Shall be deemed by the Board of Directors to have made an outstanding contribution to emergency medicine in
the State of Arizona, as evidenced by attaining at least a two-thirds majority vote of the Board in the selection
process described above